Matthew 28:1–15

The Empty Tomb

Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–11

28Now ^aafter the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene ^band the other Mary came to see the tomb. ²And behold, there was a great earthquake; for ^can angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone ¹from the door, and sat on it. ^3dHis countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. ⁴And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like ^edead men.

⁵But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶He is not here; for He is risen, ^fas He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. ⁷And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed ^gHe is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.”

⁸So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.

The Appearance of Jesus to the Women

⁹And ²as they went to tell His disciples, behold, ^hJesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. ¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell ⁱMy brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.”

The Bribery of the Soldiers

¹¹Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened. ¹²When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, ¹³saying, “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.’ ¹⁴And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will appease him and make you secure.” ¹⁵So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.