Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
34 Then Peter began to speak, `I really understand now. God does not love some people more than others.
35 But he takes anyone who obeys him. He takes anyone who does what is right. It does not matter to what nation they belong.
36 To the people of Israel God has sent the good news. He gives peace through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all!
37 You yourselves know the story of what happened all through Judea. It started in Galilee after the baptism which John talked about.
38 God gave Jesus of Nazareth the Holy Spirit and power. Jesus went about doing good deeds. He healed all those who were held by the devil. God was with him.
39 We saw all the things which he did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And they hung him on a piece of wood and killed him.
40 On the third day, God raised him up to let people see him.
41 Not all the people saw him. But God had chosen us to see and to talk about him. We saw him. We ate and drank with him after he rose from death.
42 He told us to tell the people that God chose him to judge both the living people and the dead people.
43 All the prophets tell about him. They say, "Everyone who believes in him will have his wrong ways forgiven through his name." '
15 Now, my brothers, I want to bring the good news to your minds again. I told it to you and you received it. You now believe it.
2 You are saved by it, if you hold on to what I told you. If you do not, then you have believed for nothing.
3 I told you first what was told to me. I told you that Christ died for the wrong things we did, as the holy writings said.
4 He was buried. He was raised on the third day, as the holy writings said.
5 Peter saw him, and then all the twelve disciples saw him.
6 After that, more than five hundred Christian brothers saw him at one time. Most of them are still living, but some have died.
7 After that, James saw him. Then all the apostles saw him.
8 Last of all, I saw him too. I was like one who was born at the wrong time.
9 The other apostles are all greater than I am. I should not be called an apostle because I troubled the people of God's church.
10 But God has been kind to me. He has made me what I am today. And he did not bless me for nothing. I did more work than any of them. Yet it was not I, but the loving kindness of God was working with me.
11 So it does not matter who gave the message, they or I. This is the message we gave, and this is the message you believed.
34 Then Peter began to speak, `I really understand now. God does not love some people more than others.
35 But he takes anyone who obeys him. He takes anyone who does what is right. It does not matter to what nation they belong.
36 To the people of Israel God has sent the good news. He gives peace through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all!
37 You yourselves know the story of what happened all through Judea. It started in Galilee after the baptism which John talked about.
38 God gave Jesus of Nazareth the Holy Spirit and power. Jesus went about doing good deeds. He healed all those who were held by the devil. God was with him.
39 We saw all the things which he did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And they hung him on a piece of wood and killed him.
40 On the third day, God raised him up to let people see him.
41 Not all the people saw him. But God had chosen us to see and to talk about him. We saw him. We ate and drank with him after he rose from death.
42 He told us to tell the people that God chose him to judge both the living people and the dead people.
43 All the prophets tell about him. They say, "Everyone who believes in him will have his wrong ways forgiven through his name." '
20 Mary Magdalene came to the grave on the first day of the week. It was early in the morning and not very light. She saw that the stone had been taken away from the grave.
2 So she ran and met Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus loved. She said to them, `They have taken the Lord out of the grave! We do not know where they have laid him!'
3 Then Peter and that other disciple also went to the grave.
4 Both of them ran. The other disciple ran faster than Peter and got to the grave first.
5 He bent down and looked in. He saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go inside.
6 Then Simon Peter came up behind him. He went into the grave and saw the linen cloths lying there.
7 He also saw the small cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus' head. It was not with the other cloths, but it was folded together by itself in another place.
8 Then the other disciple, who got there first, also went in. He saw and believed.
9 Until this time they did not understand the holy writings where it says, `He must rise from death.'
10 Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.
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.
16 The Sabbath day was past. Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome came to the grave. They brought spices that smelled very nice to put on the body of Jesus.
2 They came to the grave on the first day of the week. It was very early in the morning. The sun was beginning to shine.
3 One woman said to the other, `Who will roll away the big stone from the grave for us?'
4 The stone was very big. When they looked up they saw that the stone was rolled away.
5 So they went in the grave. They saw a young man dressed in a white gown. He sat at the right side. They were very much surprised.
6 He said, `Do not be surprised. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was nailed to a cross. He is risen. He is not here. Look, here is where they laid him.
7 Go and tell his disciples and Peter. Tell them he is going to Galilee before you. You will see him there as he said to you.'
8 Then they left the grave quickly. They were trembling and afraid. They did not talk to anyone about it because they were afraid.
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