1 A nd the sabbath being past, Mary of Magdala, and Mary the of James, and Salome, bought aromatic spices that they might come and embalm him.

The Day of Rest was over. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices. They wanted to put the spices on Jesus’ body.

2 A nd very early on the first of the week they come to the sepulchre, the sun having risen.

Very early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the grave. The sun had come up.

3 A nd they said to one another, Who shall roll us away the stone out of the door of the sepulchre?

They said to themselves, “Who will roll the stone away from the door of the grave for us?”

4 A nd when they looked, they see that the stone has been rolled, for it was very great.

But when they looked, they saw the very large stone had been rolled away.

5 A nd entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right, clothed in a white robe, and they were amazed and alarmed;

They went into the grave. There they saw a young man with a long white coat sitting on the right side. They were afraid.

6 b ut he says to them, Be not alarmed. Ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, the crucified one. He is risen, he is not here; behold the place where they had put him.

He said, “Do not be afraid. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth Who was nailed to a cross. He is risen! He is not here! See, here is the place where they laid Him.

7 B ut go, tell his disciples and Peter, he goes before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him, as he said to you.

Go and tell His followers and Peter that He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see Him there as He told you.”

8 A nd they went out, and fled from the sepulchre. And trembling and excessive amazement possessed them, and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.

They ran from the grave shaking and were surprised. They did not say anything to anyone because they were afraid. The Followers of Jesus Do Not Believe He Was Raised from the Dead

9 N ow when he had risen very early, the first of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, out of whom he had cast seven demons.

(It was early on the first day of the week when Jesus was raised from the dead. Mary Magdalene saw Him first. He had put seven demons out of her.

10 S he went and brought word to those that had been with him, grieving and weeping.

She went and told His followers. They were crying because of much sorrow.

11 A nd when these heard that he was alive and had been seen of her, they disbelieved.

But they did not believe her when she said she had seen Him alive.

12 A nd after these things he was manifested in another form to two of them as they walked, going into the country;

After that He was seen again by two of His followers as they walked into the country. He did not look like He had looked before to these two people.

13 a nd they went and brought word to the rest; neither did they believe them.

They went and told it to the others. The others did not believe them.

14 A fterwards as they lay at table he was manifested to the eleven, and reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen him risen.

Later He was seen by the eleven followers as they were eating. He spoke to them with sharp words because they did not believe and their hearts were hard. And they did not believe the others who had seen Him since He had been raised from the dead. Jesus Sends His Followers to Preach

15 A nd he said to them, Go into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all the creation.

He said to them, “You are to go to all the world and preach the Good News to every person.

16 H e that believes and is baptised shall be saved, and he that disbelieves shall be condemned.

He who puts his trust in Me and is baptized will be saved from the punishment of sin. But he who does not put his trust in Me is guilty and will be punished forever.

17 A nd these signs shall follow those that have believed: in my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

These special powerful works will be done by those who have put their trust in Me. In My name they will put out demons. They will speak with languages they have never learned.

18 t hey shall take up serpents; and if they should drink any deadly thing it shall not injure them; they shall lay hands upon the infirm, and they shall be well.

They will pick up snakes. If they drink any poison, it will not hurt them. They will put their hands on the sick and they will be healed.”

19 T he Lord therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat at the right hand of God.

After Jesus had talked to them, He was taken up into heaven. He sat down on the right side of God.

20 A nd they, going forth, preached everywhere, the Lord working with, and confirming the word by the signs following upon.

The followers went from there and preached everywhere. The Lord worked with them. The Lord showed that the Word of God was true by the special works they had power to do.)