Matthew 28:1-10 - Jesus Is Raised

¹ After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary had gone to look at the grave, ² When suddenly a great earthquake occurred. For an angel of the Lord descended from Heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and seated himself upon it. ³ His appearance was as dazzling as lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow; ⁴ And, in their terror of him, the men on guard trembled violently and became like dead men.

⁵ But the angel, addressing the women, said; "You need not be afraid. I now that it is Jesus, who was crucified, for whom you are looking. ⁶ He is not here; for he has risen, as he said he would. Come, and see the place where he was lying; ⁷ And then go quickly and say to him disciples 'He has risen from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him.' Remember, I have told you."

⁸ On this they left the tomb quickly, in awe and great joy, and ran to tell the news to the disciples. ⁹ Suddenly Jesus met them. "Welcome!" he said. The women went up to him, and clasped his feet, bowing to the ground before him. Then Jesus said to them: ¹⁰ "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to set out for Galilee, and they shall see me there."

¹ When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some spices, so that they might go and anoint the body of Jesus. ² And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb, after sunrise. ³ They were saying to one another: "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?" ⁴ But, on looking up, they saw that the stone had already been rolled back; it was a very large one. ⁵ Going into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on their right, in a white robe, and they were dismayed; But he said to them:

⁶ "Do not be dismayed; you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified; he has risen, he is not here! Look! Here is the place where they laid him. ⁷ But go, and say to his disciples and to Peter 'He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.'"

⁸ They went out, and fled from the tomb, for they were trembling and bewildered; and they did not say a word to any one, for they were frightened;

¹ But very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb, taking with them the spices that they had prepared. ² They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb; ³ And, on going into it, they could not find the body [of the Lord Jesus]. ⁴ While they were at a loss to account for this, all at once two men stood beside them, in dazzling clothing. ⁵ But, when in their fear the women bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them: "Why are you looking among the dead for him who is living? ⁶ [He is not here; but he has risen.] Remember how he spoke to you before he left Galilee-- ⁷ How he said that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of wicked men, and be crucified, and rise again on the third day." ⁸ Then they remembered the words of Jesus,

⁹ And, on returning from the tomb, they told all this to the Eleven and to all the rest. ¹⁰ There were Mary of Magdala, and Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James. The other women, too, spoke about this to the Apostles. ¹¹ What they said seemed to the Apostles mere nonsense, and they did not believe them. ¹² [But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping down he saw nothing but the linen wrappings, and he went away, wondering to himself at what had taken place.]

¹ On the first day of the week, early in the morning, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala went to the tomb, and saw that the stone had been removed. ² So she came running to Simon Peter, and to that other disciple who was Jesus' friend, and said to them: "They have taken away the Master out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him!"

³ Upon this, Peter started off with that other disciple, and they went to the tomb. ⁴ The two began running together; but the other disciple ran faster than Peter, and reached the tomb first. ⁵ Stooping down, he saw the linen wrappings lying there, but did not go in. ⁶ Presently Simon Peter came following behind him, and went into the tomb; and he looked at the linen wrappings lying there, ⁷ And the cloth which had been upon Jesus' head, not lying with the wrappings, but rolled up on one side, separately. ⁸ Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, went inside too, and he saw for himself and was convinced. ⁹ For they did not then understand the passage of Scripture which says that Jesus must rise again from the dead.