₁Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been taken away from the entrance. ₂She went running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!”

₃Then Peter and the other disciple went to the tomb. ₄The two of them were running, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first. ₅He bent over and saw the linen wrappings, but he did not go in. ₆Behind him came Simon Peter, and he went straight into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there ₇and the cloth which had been round Jesus' head. It was not lying with the linen wrappings but was rolled up by itself. ₈Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in; he saw and believed. ₉(They still did not understand the scripture which said that he must rise from death.) ₁₀Then the disciples went back home.

₁₁Mary stood crying outside the tomb. While she was still crying, she bent over and looked in the tomb ₁₂and saw two angels there dressed in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and the other at the feet. ₁₃“Woman, why are you crying?” they asked her.

She answered, “They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!”

₁₄Then she turned round and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not know that it was Jesus. ₁₅“Woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asked her. “Who is it that you are looking for?”

She thought he was the gardener, so she said to him, “If you took him away, sir, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him.”

₁₆Jesus said to her, “Mary!”

She turned towards him and said in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (This means “Teacher”.)

₁₇“Do not hold on to me,” Jesus told her, “because I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am returning to him who is my Father and their Father, my God and their God.”

₁₈So Mary Magdalene went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord and related to them what he had told her.

₁After the Sabbath, as Sunday morning was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. ₂Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and sat on it. ₃His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. ₄The guards were so afraid that they trembled and became like dead men.

₅The angel spoke to the women. “You must not be afraid,” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. ₆He is not here; he has been raised, just as he said. Come here and see the place where he was lying. ₇Go quickly now, and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from death, and now he is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him!’ Remember what I have told you.”

₈So they left the tomb in a hurry, afraid and yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

₉Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Peace be with you.” They came up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. ₁₀“Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to them. “Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”