John 19:38–20:18

The Burial of Christ

Matt. 27:57–60; Mark 15:42–46; Luke 23:50–54

^38kAfter this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, ^lfor fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. ³⁹And ^mNicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of ⁿmyrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. ⁴⁰Then they took the body of Jesus, and ^obound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. ⁴¹Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. ⁴²So ^pthere they laid Jesus, ^qbecause of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.

The Resurrection of Christ

Matt. 28:1–8; Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12

20Now on the ^afirst day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the ^bstone had been taken away from the tomb. ²Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the ^cother disciple, ^dwhom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”

^3ePeter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. ⁴So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. ⁵And he, stooping down and looking in, saw ^fthe linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. ⁶Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, ⁷and ^gthe ¹handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. ⁸Then the ^hother disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. ⁹For as yet they did not ²know the ⁱScripture, that He must rise again from the dead. ¹⁰Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.

Christ Appears to Mary Magdalene

^11jBut Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. ¹²And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. ¹³Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”

She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

^14kNow when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and ^ldid not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?”

She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

¹⁶Jesus said to her, ^m“Mary!”

She turned and said to ³Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).

¹⁷Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ⁿascended to My Father; but go to ^oMy brethren and say to them, ^p‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to ^qMy God and your God.’ ”

^18rMary Magdalene came and told the ⁴disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.