Chapter 16
1 When the Sabbath was past , Mary Magdalene , and Mary the mother of James , and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint him .
2 Very early on the first day of the week , they came to the tomb when the sun had risen .
3 They were saying among themselves , " Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us ?"
4 for it was very big . Looking up , they saw that the stone was rolled back.
5 Entering into the tomb , they saw a young man sitting on the right side , dressed in a white robe ; and they were amazed .
6 He said to them , "Don’ t be amazed . You seek Jesus , the Nazarene , who has been crucified . He has risen ! He is not here . See the place where they laid him !
7 But go , tell his disciples and Peter , ‘ He goes before you into Galilee . There you will see him , as he said to you .’"
8 They went out , and fled from the tomb , for trembling and astonishment had come on them . They said nothing to anyone ; for they were afraid .
9 Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week , he appeared first to Mary Magdalene , from whom he had cast out seven demons .
10 She went and told those who had been with him , as they mourned and wept .
11 When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her , they disbelieved.
12 After these things he was revealed in another form to two of them as they walked , on their way into the country.
13 They went away and told it to the rest . They didn’ t believe them , either .
14 Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table; and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart , because they didn’ t believe those who had seen him after he had risen .
15 He said to them , " Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation .
16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved ; but he who disbelieves will be condemned .
17 These signs will accompany those who believe : in my name they will cast out demons ; they will speak with new languages ;
18 they will take up serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing , it will in no way hurt them ; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover ."
19 So then the Lord , after he had spoken to them , was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God .
20 They went out and preached everywhere , the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed . Amen.