aWhen the Sabbath was over, bMary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome cpurchased sweet-smelling spices, so that they might go and 1anoint Him. Matt 28:1-8; Luke 24:1-10; John 20:1-8This was an act designed to indicate loving devotion to the deceased, and to lessen the odor of decay.Mark 16:1-8: <IT>Matt 28:1-8; Luke 24:1-10; </IT> John 20:1-8Mark 15:47Luke 23:56; John 19:39f 2 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll back athe stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”Matt 27:60; Mark 15:46; 16:4 4 Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, though it was extremely large. 5 aEntering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, wearing a long, stately white robe; and they bwere amazed and bewildered.John 20:11, 12Mark 9:15 6 And he said to them, “aDo not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the bNazarene, who was crucified. cHe has risen; He is not here. See, here is the place where they laid Him. Ps 16:10Mark 9:15Mark 1:24Matt 28:6; Luke 24:6 7 But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘aHe is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there, just as He told you.’” Mark 14:28Matt 26:32; Mark 14:28 8 They went out and fled from the tomb, for they were seized with trembling and astonishment; and they said nothing about it to anyone, because they were afraid.
9 [1Now Jesus, having risen from death early on the first day of the week, appeared first to aMary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.Later mss add vv 9-20.Matt 27:56; John 20:14 10 aShe went and reported it to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.John 20:18 11 When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, athey did not believe it.Matt 28:17; Mark 16:13, 14; Luke 24:11, 41; John 20:25
12 After that, aHe appeared in a different form bto two of them as they were walking along the way to the country. Luke 24:13-35Mark 16:14; John 21:1, 14Luke 24:13-35 13 They returned to Jerusalem and told the others, but they adid not believe them either.Matt 28:17; Mark 16:11, 14; Luke 24:11, 41; John 20:25
14 Later, aJesus appeared bto the eleven disciples themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He called them to account for their cunbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen from death.Mark 16:12; John 21:1, 14Luke 24:36; John 20:19, 26; 1 Cor 15:5Matt 28:17; Mark 16:11, 13; Luke 24:11, 41; John 20:25 15 And He said to them, “aGo into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.Matt 28:19; Acts 1:8 16 aHe who has believed in Me and has been baptized will be saved from the penalty of God’s wrath and judgment; but he who has not believed will be condemned.John 3:18, 36; Acts 16:31 17 These signs will accompany those who have believed: ain My name they will cast out demons, they will bspeak in new tongues;Mark 9:38; Luke 10:17; Acts 5:16; 8:7; 16:18; 19:12Acts 2:4; 10:46; 19:6; 1 Cor 12:10, 28, 30; 13:1; 14:2 18 they will apick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will blay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”Luke 10:19; Acts 28:3-5Mark 5:23
19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had aspoken to them, He bwas taken up into heaven and csat down at the right hand of God. Ps 110:1Acts 1:3Luke 9:51; 24:51; John 6:62; 20:17; Acts 1:2, 9-11; 1 Tim 3:16Ps 110:1; Luke 22:69; Acts 7:55f; Rom 8:34; Eph 1:20; Col 3:1; Heb 1:3; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2; 1 Pet 3:22 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord was working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed.]