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The Gospel According to St. Matthew

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- Chapter 28 -

(Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–9)
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And in the end of the sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre.
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And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and coming, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.
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And his countenance was as lightning, and his raiment as snow.
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And for fear of him, the guards were struck with terror, and became as dead men.
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And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
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He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid.
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And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen: and behold he will go before you into Galilee; there you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you.
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And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples.
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And behold Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet, and adored him.
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Then Jesus said to them: Fear not. Go, tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, there they shall see me.

The Report of the Guards

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Who when they were departed, behold some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all things that had been done.
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And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers,
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Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night, and stole him away when we were asleep.
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And if the governor shall hear this, we will persuade him, and secure you.
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So they taking the money, did as they were taught: and this word was spread abroad among the Jews even unto this day.

The Great Commission

(Mark 16:14–18)
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And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
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And seeing them they adored: but some doubted.
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And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.
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Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
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Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.
(Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–9)
1
Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
2
Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky and came and rolled away the stone from the door and sat on it.
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His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.
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For fear of him, the guards shook, and became like dead men.
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The angel answered the women, “Don’t be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.
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He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.
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Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead, and behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”
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They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.
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As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.
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Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go tell my brothers (a) that they should go into Galilee, and there they will see me.”

The Report of the Guards

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Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all the things that had happened.
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When they were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,
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saying, “Say that his disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept.
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If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry.”
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So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until today.

The Great Commission

(Mark 16:14–18)
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But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.
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When they saw him, they bowed down to him; but some doubted.
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Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
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Go (b) and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
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teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Footnotes

(a)28:10 The word for “brothers” here may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
(b)28:19 TR and NU add “therefore”
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