Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

³⁴ Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is not partial, ³⁵ but among all peoples, whoever fears him and works righteousness is accepted with him.

³⁶ You know the preaching that God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, who is Lord over all things. ³⁷ This preaching was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began in Galilee after the baptism that John preached – ³⁸ how God had anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Which Jesus went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devils. For God was with him. ³⁹ And we are witnesses of all the things that he did in the land of the Jews and at Jerusalem. But they slew him, and hung him on a tree. ⁴⁰ But God raised him up on the third day, and showed him openly – ⁴¹ not to all the people, but to us witnesses chosen before by God, who ate and drank with him after he arose from death. ⁴² And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who is ordained by God to be judge of the quick and the dead. ⁴³ To him all the prophets give witness: that through his name, all who believe in him shall receive remission of sins.

The resurrection of the dead.

15 Brethren, as pertaining to the gospel that I preached to you, which you have also accepted, and in which you continue, ² by which also you are saved, I call to your mind how I preached to you – if you keep it, unless you have believed in vain. ³ For first of all I delivered to you that which I received: how Christ died for our sins, agreeing to the scriptures; ⁴ and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day in accordance with the scriptures; ⁵ and that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. ⁶ After that he was seen by more than 500 brethren at once, of whom many remain to this day, and many have fallen asleep. ⁷ After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

⁸ And last of all he was seen by me, as by one who was born out of due time. ⁹ For I am the least of all the apostles, and am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the congregation of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace in me was not in vain, but I laboured more greatly than them all – yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me. ¹¹ Whether then it was I or they, so we preach, and so you have believed.

³⁴ Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is not partial, ³⁵ but among all peoples, whoever fears him and works righteousness is accepted with him.

³⁶ You know the preaching that God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, who is Lord over all things. ³⁷ This preaching was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began in Galilee after the baptism that John preached – ³⁸ how God had anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Which Jesus went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devils. For God was with him. ³⁹ And we are witnesses of all the things that he did in the land of the Jews and at Jerusalem. But they slew him, and hung him on a tree. ⁴⁰ But God raised him up on the third day, and showed him openly – ⁴¹ not to all the people, but to us witnesses chosen before by God, who ate and drank with him after he arose from death. ⁴² And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who is ordained by God to be judge of the quick and the dead. ⁴³ To him all the prophets give witness: that through his name, all who believe in him shall receive remission of sins.

The resurrection of Christ, who appears to Mary Magdalene and to all his disciples, to their great comfort.

20 The morrow after the Sabbath day, Mary Magdalene came early to the sepulchre when it was still dark, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb. ² Then she ran and went to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.

³ Peter went out, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. ⁴ They ran both together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came first to the sepulchre. ⁵ And he stooped down and saw the linen cloths lying there, but did not go in. ⁶ Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre and saw the linen cloths lying there, ⁷ and the cloth that had been around his head not lying with the linen cloth, but wrapped together in a place by itself. ⁸ Then that other disciple went in also, who had come first to the sepulchre; and he saw and believed. ⁹ For as yet they did not know the scriptures, that he must rise again from death. ¹⁰ And the disciples went away again to their own homes.

¹¹ Mary stood outside at the sepulchre, weeping. And as she wept, she bowed herself into the sepulchre ¹² and saw two angels in white sitting, the one at the head and the other at the feet where they had laid the body of Jesus. ¹³ And they said to her, Woman, why do you weep? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord and I do not know where they have laid him.

¹⁴ When she had said this, she turned herself back and saw Jesus standing, but did not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵ Jesus said to her, Woman, why do you weep? Whom are you seeking?

She, supposing he was a gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him so that I may get him.

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, Mary!

She turned herself about and said to him, Rabboni! (which is to say, Teacher!).

¹⁷ Jesus said to her, Do not touch me, for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken such things to her.

Christ is risen up again. He appears to the apostles, to whom he commits the preaching of the gospel.

16 And when the Sabbath day was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary Jacobi, and Salome bought sweet spices so that they could come and anoint him. ² And early in the morning of the day after the Sabbath day, they came to the sepulchre when the sun was risen. ³ And they said to one another, Who will roll the stone away from the opening of the sepulchre for us? ⁴ But when they looked, they saw that the stone had been rolled away; for it was a very great one.

⁵ And they went into the sepulchre, and saw a young man clothed in a long white garment sitting on the right side, and they were afraid. ⁶ But he said to them, Do not be afraid. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen; he is not here. Behold the place where they put him. ⁷ But go your way and tell his disciples, and especially Peter. He will go before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as he said to you.

⁸ And they went out quickly and fled from the sepulchre. For they trembled and were amazed. And they did not say anything to anyone, because they were afraid.