After the Sabbath, in the morning on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

There was a large earthquake because a Lord’s angel came down from heaven, rolled the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow. The guards shook with fear and passed out.

The angel told the women, “Don’t be scared, because I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here but has woken up, as he said. Come and see where he was lying. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He woke from the dead and going before you into Galilee. See him there.’ I have told you.

The women went quickly from the tomb, scared but with great joy. They ran and told his disciples.

Jesus met them and said, “Hello.” They approached him, grabbed his feet and worshipped him.

Jesus said to them, “Don’t fear. Go tell my brothers they should go to Galilee. There they will see me.”

While they were gone, some of the guards came to the city and told the chief priest everything that happened. They assembled with the elders and talked together. They gave a large amount of money to the soldiers and told them, “Say ‘His followers came at night and stole him while we slept’. If this is heard by the governor, we will convince him and keep you untroubled.”

The guards took the money and did as they were told. They shared this message among the Jews until today.

The eleven disciples went to Galilee, and then to the mountain Jesus had arranged for them. They saw him and worshipped him, but they were sceptical.

Jesus approached and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me, so go away and teach all the people groups. Baptise them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Teach them to preserve everything I’ve ordered of you. Look, I am with you every day until the end.”

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For a translation that aims to be word-for-word, try Matthew 28 in the English Standard Version.
For a translation that aims to be more thought-for-thought, try Matthew 28 in the New International Version.
For a translation that aims to communicate the overall meaning, try Matthew 28 in the Contemporary English Version.

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The Gospel of Matthew (The New International Commentary on the New Testament)