M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

Jesus Rises From The Dead. The Women Find The Tomb Empty

16 And the Sabbath having passed^[a], Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices in order that having come, they might anoint Him. ² And very early-in-the-morning on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb— the sun having risen. ³ And they were saying to themselves, “Who will roll-away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” ⁴ And having looked-up, they see that the stone has been rolled-away. For it was extremely large. ⁵ And having entered into the tomb, they saw a young-man sitting at the right, having been clothed-with a white robe. And they were alarmed. ⁶ But the one says to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are seeking Jesus from-Nazareth, the One having been crucified. He arose, He is not here. Look— the place where they laid Him! ⁷ But go, tell His disciples and Peter that ‘He is going-ahead-of you to Galilee. You will see Him there, just as He told you’”. ⁸ And having gone out, they fled from the tomb. For trembling and astonishment was holding them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were fearing.

[Most Greek manuscripts have this “Long^[b] Ending” after verse 8, but two of the oldest omit it].

Jesus Appears To Mary, Then To Two In The Country, Then To The Eleven

⁹ And [Jesus] having risen-up early-in-the-morning on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, from whom He had cast-out seven demons. ¹⁰ That one, having gone, reported it to the ones having been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping. ¹¹ And-those-ones, having heard that He was alive and was seen by her, did not-believe^[c] her. ¹² And after these things, He appeared in a different form to two of them walking, while they were proceeding into the country. ¹³ And those ones, having gone, reported it to the rest. They did not even believe those ones. ¹⁴ And later He appeared to the eleven themselves while they were reclining-back [to eat]. And He reproached^[d] their unbelief and hardness-of-heart because they did not believe the ones having seen Him arisen.

Jesus Commissions His Followers To Proclaim The Gospel To All Creation

¹⁵ And He said to them, “Having gone into all the world, proclaim the good-news to^[e] all creation. ¹⁶ The one having believed and having been baptized will be saved. But the one having not-believed will be condemned. ¹⁷ And these signs will accompany^[f] the ones having believed: in My name they will cast-out demons, they will speak in^[g] new tongues^[h], ¹⁸ and they will pick up snakes^[i] with their hands. And if they drink any deadly thing, it will by-no-means^[j] hurt^[k] them. They will lay hands on sick ones, and they will be well”.

Jesus Is Taken Up Into Heaven

¹⁹ So indeed the Lord Jesus, after He spoke to them, was taken-up into heaven and sat-down on the right side of God. ²⁰ And those ones, having gone-forth, proclaimed it everywhere, the Lord working-with them and confirming^[l] the word by the signs following-after^[m] them.

[A few Greek manuscripts have this “Short^[n] Ending” after verse 8, followed by the “long ending” above]

And they promptly reported all the things having been commanded them to the ones around Peter. And after these things, Jesus Himself also sent-forth the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation through them, from the east and as-far-as the west. Amen.

Closing Remarks And Greetings:

I Commend Phoebe To You; Help Her

16 Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe^[a]— she being also a servant^[b] of the church in Cenchrea^[c]— ² in order that you may receive her in the Lord worthily of the saints, and may stand-by^[d] her in whatever matter she may be having-need of you. For she herself indeed became a benefactor^[e] of many, and of me myself.

Greet My Friends

³ Greet Prisca and Aquila— my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, ⁴ who risked their own neck for my life, to whom not only am I giving-thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles— ⁵ and the church at their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the firstfruit of Asia for Christ. ⁶ Greet Mary, who labored-at many things for you. ⁷ Greet Andronicus and Junias^[f], my kinsmen^[g] and my fellow-captives^[h], who are notable^[i] among^[j] the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. ⁸ Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. ⁹ Greet Urbanus, our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. ¹⁰ Greet Apelles, the approved one in Christ. Greet the ones from the ones of ^[k] Aristobulus. ¹¹ Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet the ones from the ones of Narcissus, the ones being in the Lord. ¹² Greet Tryphaena^[l] and Tryphosa, the ones laboring in the Lord. Greet Persis^[m] the beloved, who labored-at many things in the Lord. ¹³ Greet Rufus, the chosen one in the Lord, and his mother and mine. ¹⁴ Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brothers with them. ¹⁵ Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them. ¹⁶ Greet one another with a holy kiss.

The Churches Here Greet You

All the churches^[n] of Christ greet you.

Watch Out For False Teachers

¹⁷ Now I urge you, brothers, to be watching-out-for the ones producing the dissensions and the causes-of-falling contrary to the teaching which you learned, and be turning-away from them. ¹⁸ For such ones are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own stomach. And by smooth-talk and flattery^[o] they deceive the hearts of the guileless^[p] ones. ¹⁹ For your obedience reached to all, therefore I am rejoicing over you. But I want you to be wise with-reference-to^[q] the good and innocent^[r] with-reference-to the evil. ²⁰ And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

My Companions Greet You

²¹ Timothy my fellow-worker greets you, and so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. ²² I, Tertius, greet you— the one having written the letter in^[s] the Lord. ²³ Gaius, the host^[t] of me and of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the steward^[u] of the city, greets you, and so does Quartus, our brother. ^24 [v]

To God Be The Glory

²⁵ Now^[w] to the One being able to establish^[x] you in-accordance-with^[y] my good-news and the proclamation of ^[z] Jesus Christ, [which is]^[aa] in-accordance-with the revelation of the mystery having been kept-silent for eternal times, ²⁶ but now having been revealed and having been made-known to all the nations through the prophetic Scriptures according to the command of the eternal God for the obedience of faith^[ab], ²⁷ to the only wise God through Jesus Christ, to Whom^[ac] be the glory forever, amen.