Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹¹ But Mary stood outside the grave crying. As she cried, she bent down and looked into the grave.

¹² She saw two angels with white clothes on. They were sitting where Jesus' body had been. One sat at the head and one at the foot.

¹³ They said to her, `Woman, why are you crying?' She said to them, `They have taken away my Lord and I do not know where they have laid him.'

¹⁴ When she had said this, she turned around. She saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

¹⁵ Jesus said to her, `Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?' She thought he was the man who took care of the garden. So she said to him, `Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him. I will take him away.'

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, `Mary.' She turned around again and said, `Master!'

¹⁷ Jesus said to her, `Do not hold me, because I have not yet gone up to my Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am going up to my Father. He is your Father also. I am going up to my God. He is your God also.'

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went to the disciples. She said, `I have seen the Lord!' And she told them what he had said to her.

¹⁹ It was the first day of the week. In the evening the disciples were in a house together. The doors were shut because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood there with them. He said to them, `Peace to you!'

²⁰ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.