1 After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, because an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, came and rolled the stone away from the entrance, and sat on it.
3 His appearance was like lightning, and his garment as white as snow.
4 The guards trembled with fear of him and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women in response, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
6 He is not here; for he has been raised, just as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has been raised from the dead, and that he is going ahead of you into Galilee; you will see him there. There, I have told you."
8 They hurried away from the tomb with fear and great joy and ran to bring word to his disciples.
9 As they were on their way to tell his disciples, suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Rejoice!" They came up, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.
10 Then Jesus told them, "Stop being afraid. Go and tell my brothers to leave for Galilee; they will see me there."
11 While they were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
12 After meeting with the elders and making a plan, they gave the soldiers a sizable sum of silver
13 and told them, "Say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him while we were sleeping.'
14 If the governor hears about this, we will win him over and keep you free from worry."
15 So they took the silver and did as they had been taught. And this story has been circulated among the Jews to the present day.
16 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some had doubts.
18 Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Go, then, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to keep everything I have commanded you. And look, I am with you every day, until the close of the age." Amen.