16:1 The day after the Sabbath day, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some sweet-smelling spices to ·put on [anoint] Jesus’ body.
16:2 Very early on that day, the first day of the week, soon after sunrise, the women were on their way to the tomb.
16:3 They said to each other, “Who will roll away for us the stone that covers the entrance of the tomb?”
16:4 Then the women looked and saw that the stone had already been rolled away, even though it was very large.
16:5 The women entered the tomb and saw a young man wearing a white robe and sitting on the right side, and they were ·afraid [alarmed; amazed].
16:6 But the man said, “Don’t be ·afraid [alarmed; amazed]. You are looking for Jesus from Nazareth, who has been crucified. He has risen from the dead; he is not here. Look, here is the place they laid him.
16:7 Now go and tell his ·followers [disciples] and Peter, ‘Jesus is going into Galilee ahead of you, and you will see him there as he told you before.’”
16:8 The women were shaking with fear and ·confused [overwhelmed; bewildered], so they left the tomb and ran away. They did not tell anyone about what happened, because they were afraid.
16:9 | After Jesus rose from the dead early on the first day of the week, he showed himself first to Mary Magdalene. One time in the past, he had ·forced [driven; cast] seven demons out of her.
16:10 After Mary saw Jesus, she went and told his followers, who were ·very sad [mourning; grieving] and were crying.
16:11 But Mary told them that Jesus was alive. She said that she had seen him, but they did not believe her.
16:12 Later, Jesus showed himself to two of ·his followers [his disciples; L them] while they were walking in the country, but he did not look the same as before.
16:13 They went back to the others and told them what had happened, but again, they did not believe them.
16:14 Later Jesus showed himself to the eleven while they were ·eating [reclining at table; see 2:15], and he ·criticized [reprimanded; rebuked] them because they had no faith. They were ·stubborn [hard hearted] and refused to believe those who had seen him after he had risen from the dead.
16:15 Jesus said to them, “Go everywhere in the world, and ·tell [preach; proclaim] the ·Good News [Gospel] to ·everyone [all creation].
16:16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved, but anyone who does not believe will be ·punished [condemned].
16:17 And those who believe will be able to do these things as ·proof [signs]: They will use my name to ·force [drive; cast] out demons. They will speak in new ·languages [tongues].
16:18 They will pick up snakes and drink poison without being hurt. They will ·touch [lay hands on] the sick, and the sick will ·be healed [recover].”
16:19 After the Lord Jesus said these things to them, he was carried up into heaven, and he sat at the right ·side [hand] of God.
16:20 The ·followers [disciples] went everywhere in the world and ·told [preached; proclaimed] the ·Good News [Gospel] to people, and the Lord helped them. The Lord ·proved [confirmed] that the ·Good News [Gospel] they ·told [preached; proclaimed] was true by giving them power to work ·miracles [signs].|
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