CHAPTER 16
When
the
Sabbath
was over,
Mary
Magdalene,
Mary
the mother
of James,
and
Salome
bought
spices
so
they could go
and anoint
Jesus’ body.
But
when they looked up,
they saw
that
the
stone
had been rolled away,
even though
it was
extremely
large.
When
they entered
the
tomb,
they saw
a young man
dressed in
a white
robe
sitting
on
the
right side,
and
they were alarmed.
But
he said
to them,
“Do not
be alarmed.
You are looking for
Jesus
the
Nazarene,
who
was crucified.
He has risen!
He is
not
here!
See
the
place
where
they laid
Him.
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.’”
So
they left
the
tomb
and ran away,
overwhelmed
with shock
and
amazement.
And
in their fear
they did not say
a word to anyone.
After Jesus had risen,
early
on the first day
of the week,
He appeared
first
to Mary
Magdalene,
from
whom
He had driven out
seven
demons.
After
this,
Jesus appeared
in
a different
form
to two
of
them
as they walked
along
in
the country.
Later
as they were eating,
Jesus appeared
to the
eleven
and
rebuked them
for their
unbelief
and
hardness of heart,
because
they did not believe
those
who had seen
Him
after He had risen.
And
these
signs
will accompany
those
who believe:
In
My
name
they will drive out
demons;
they will speak
in new
tongues;
they will pick up
snakes
with
their
hands,
and if
they drink
any
deadly poison,
it will not harm
them;
they will lay
their hands
on
the sick,
and
they will be made
well.”
After
the
Lord
Jesus
had spoken
to them,
He was taken up
into
heaven
and
sat down
at
the right hand
of God.
And
they
went out
and preached
everywhere,
and the
Lord
worked through them,
confirming
His
word
by
the
signs
that accompanied it.