²Very early on the first day of the week, they were on their way to the tomb. It was just after sunrise. ³They asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance to the tomb?”

⁴Then they looked up and saw that the stone had been rolled away. The stone was very large.

⁵They entered the tomb. As they did, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe. He was sitting on the right side. They were alarmed.

⁶“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. But he has risen! He is not here! See the place where they had put him. ⁷Go! Tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him. It will be just as he told you.’ ”

⁸The women were shaking and confused. They went out and ran away from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

⁹Jesus rose from the dead early on the first day of the week. He appeared first to Mary Magdalene. He had driven seven demons out of her. ¹⁰She went and told those who had been with him. She found them crying. They were very sad. ¹¹They heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him. But they did not believe it.

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