1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they could go and anoint him.
2 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb once the sun had risen.
3 They were saying to one another, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb for us?"
4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away; for it was extremely large.
5 Going into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were alarmed.
6 He said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you into Galilee; you will see him there, just as he told you."
8 They went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for trembling and amazement had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
9 After he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.
10 She went and reported it to those who had been with him, while they were mourning and weeping.
11 But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.
12 After this he appeared in a different form to two of them as they were walking along on their way into the country.
13 They went back and reported it to the others, but they did not believe them either.
14 Later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had been raised.
15 And he said to them, "Go out into the whole 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 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; and if they drink anything deadly, it will certainly not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick, and they will get well."
19 So the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word by the signs that followed. Amen.