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Jesus Has Risen
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the
mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might
go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of
the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the
tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone
away from the entrance of the tomb?”
4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone,
which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they
entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white
robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for
Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is
not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell
his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into
Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ ”
8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and
fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because
they were afraid.
[The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient
witnesses do not have Mark 16:9–20.]
9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week,
he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had
driven seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been
with him and who were mourning and weeping. 11 When they
heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they
did not believe it.
12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two
of them while they were walking in the country. 13 These
returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not
believe them either.
14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were
eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their
stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he
had risen.
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach
the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is
baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be
condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who
believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will
speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their
hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt
them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and
they will get well.”
19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was
taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20
Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the
Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs
that accompanied it. |
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