^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 20:1-8 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?” 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. 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 16:10 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 14:28 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. 10 ^aShe went and reported it to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping. 11 When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, ^athey did not believe it.

12 After that, ^aHe appeared in a different form ^bto two of them as they were walking along the way to the country. Luke 24:13-35 13 They returned to Jerusalem and told the others, but they ^adid not believe them either.

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. 15 And He said to them, “^aGo into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 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. 17 These signs will accompany those who have believed: ^ain My name they will cast out demons, they will ^bspeak in new tongues; 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.”

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 110:1 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord was working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed.]