Matthew 28

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The Resurrection

(Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–9)

AfterG3796 the SabbathG4521, at dawnG2020 onG1519 the firstG1520 day of the weekG4521,1 MaryG3137 MagdaleneG3094 andG2532 theG3588 otherG243 MaryG3137 wentG2064 to seeG2334 theG3588 tombG5028.

2SuddenlyG2532G2400 there wasG1096 a greatG3173 earthquakeG4578, forG1063 an angelG32 of the LordG2962 descendedG2597 fromG1537 heavenG3772, rolled awayG617 theG3588 stoneG3037, andG2532 satG2521 onG1883 itG846. 3HisG846 appearanceG2397 wasG1510 likeG5613 lightningG796, andG2532 hisG846 clothesG1742 were whiteG3022 asG5613 snowG5510. 4TheG3588 guardsG5083 trembledG4579 inG575 fearG5401 of himG846 andG2532 becameG1096 likeG5613 deadG3498 men.

5ButG1161 theG3588 angelG32 saidG611G2036 to theG3588 womenG1135, “Do notG3361 be afraidG5399, forG1063 I knowG1492 thatG3754 youG4771 are looking forG2212 JesusG2424, whoG3588 was crucifiedG4717. 6He isG1510 notG3756 hereG5602; He has risenG1453, just asG2531 He saidG2036! ComeG1205, seeG3708 theG3588 placeG5117 whereG3699 He layG2749.2 7ThenG2532 goG4198 quicklyG5035 and tellG2036 HisG846 disciplesG3101, ‘He has risenG1453 fromG575 theG3588 deadG3498 andG2532 is going ahead ofG4254 youG4771 intoG1519 GalileeG1056. ThereG1563 you will seeG3708 HimG846.’ SeeG2400, I have toldG2036 youG4771.”

8SoG2532 they hurried awayG565G5035 fromG575 theG3588 tombG3419 inG3326 fearG5401 andG2532 greatG3173 joyG5479, and ranG5143 to tellG518 HisG846 disciplesG3101. 9SuddenlyG2532G24003 JesusG2424 metG5221 themG846 and saidG3004, “GreetingsG5463!” They came toG4334 Him, graspedG2902 HisG846 feetG4228, andG2532 worshipedG4352 HimG846. 10“Do notG3361 be afraidG5399,” saidG3004 JesusG2424. “GoG5217 and tellG518 MyG1473 brothersG80 toG2443 goG565 toG1519 GalileeG1056. ThereG2546 they will seeG3708 MeG1473.”

The Report of the Guards

11WhileG1161 the women were on their wayG4198, someG5100 of theG3588 guardsG2892 wentG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 cityG4172 and reportedG518 to theG3588 chief priestsG749 allG537 thatG3588 had happenedG1096. 12And afterG2532 the chief priests had metG4863 withG3326 theG3588 eldersG4245 andG5037 formed a planG2983G4824, they gaveG1325 theG3588 soldiersG4757 a largeG2425 sum of moneyG694 13and instructed themG3004: “You are to sayG2036, ‘HisG846 disciplesG3101 cameG2064 by nightG3571 and stoleG2813 Him awayG846 while weG1473 were asleepG2837.’ 14IfG1437 thisG3778 report reachesG191G1909 theG3588 governorG2232, weG1473 will satisfyG3982 himG846 andG2532 keepG4160 youG4771 out of troubleG275.”

15SoG1161 theG3588 guards tookG2983 theG3588 moneyG694 and didG4160 asG5613 they were instructedG1321. AndG2532 thisG3778 accountG3056 has been circulatedG1310 amongG3844 the JewsG2453 toG3360 thisG3588 veryG4594 dayG2250.

The Great Commission

(Mark 16:14–18)

16MeanwhileG1161, theG3588 elevenG1733 disciplesG3101 wentG4198 toG1519 GalileeG1056, toG1519 theG3588 mountainG3735G3757 JesusG2424 had designatedG5021G846. 17WhenG2532 they sawG3708 HimG846, they worshiped HimG4352, butG1161 someG3588 doubtedG1365.

18ThenG2532 JesusG2424 came toG4334 themG846 and saidG2980G3004, “AllG3956 authorityG1849 inG1722 heavenG3772 andG2532 onG1909 earthG1093 has been givenG1325 to MeG1473. 19ThereforeG3767 goG4198 and make disciplesG31004 of allG3956 nationsG1484, baptizingG907 themG846 inG1519 theG3588 nameG3686 of theG3588 FatherG3962 andG2532 of theG3588 SonG5207 andG2532 of theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151, 20and teachingG1321 themG846 to obeyG5083 allG3956 thatG3745 I have commandedG1781 youG4771. AndG2532 surelyG2400 IG1473 amG1510 withG3326 youG4771 alwaysG3956G3588G2250, even toG2193 theG3588 endG4930 of theG3588 ageG165.”