Dual Panel1WHEN the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they could go and anoint him.
2And very early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb, just as the sun was rising.
3"Who is going to roll the stone back from the doorway of the tomb?" they asked each other.
4And then as they looked closer, they saw that the stone, which was a very large one, had been rolled back.
5So they went into the tomb and saw a young man in a white robe sitting on the righthand side, and they were simply astonished.
6But be said to them, "There is no need to be astonished. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. Look, here is the place where they laid him.
7But now go and tell his disciples, and Peter, that he will be in Galilee before you. You will see him there just as he told you."
8And they got out of the tomb and ran away from it. They were trembling with excitement. They did not dare to breathe a word to anyone.
9When Jesus rose early on that first day of the week, he appeared first of all to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven evil spirits.
10And she went and reported this to his sorrowing and weeping followers.
11They heard her say that he was alive and that she had seen him, but they did not believe it.
12Later, he appeared in a different form to two of them who were out walking, as they were on their way to the country.
13These two came back and told the others, but they did not believe them either.
14Still later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting at table and reproached them for their lack of faith and refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
15Then he said to them, "You must go out to the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.
16He who believes it and is baptized will be saved, but he who disbelieves it will be condemned.
17These signs will follow those who do believe: they will drive out evil spirits in my name; they will speak with new tongues;
18they will pick up snakes, and if they drink any poison it will do them no harm; they will lay their hands upon the sick and they will recover."
19After these words to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into Heaven and was enthroned at the right hand of God.
20They went out and preached everywhere. The Lord worked with them, confirming their message by the signs that followed.