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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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Now in the end of the Sabbath, when the first day of ye weeke began to dawne, Marie Magdalene, and the other Marie came to see the sepulchre,
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And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the Angel of the Lord descended from heauen, and came and rolled backe the stone from the doore, and sate vpon it.
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And his countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snowe.
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And for feare of him, the keepers were astonied, and became as dead men.
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But the Angel answered, and said to the women, Feare ye not: for I know that ye seeke Iesus which was crucified:
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He is not here, for he is risen; as he saide: come, see the place where the Lord was laid,
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And go quickly, and tel his disciples that he is risen from ye dead: and behold, he goeth before you into Galile: there ye shall see him: loe, I haue told you.
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So they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with feare and great ioye, and did runne to bring his disciples worde.
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And as they wet to tel his disciples, behold, Iesus also met the, saying, God saue you. And they came, and tooke him by the feete, and worshipped him.
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Then said Iesus vnto them, Be not afraide. Goe, and tell my brethren, that they goe into Galile, and there shall they see me.

The Report of the Guards

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Nowe when they were gone, beholde, some of the watch came into the citie, and shewed vnto the hie Priestes all ye things that were done.
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And they gathered them together with the Elders, and tooke counsell, and gaue large money vnto the souldiers,
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Saying, Say, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
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And if this matter come before the gouernour to be heard, we will perswade him, and so vse the matter that you shall not neede to care.
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So they tooke the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is noysed among the Iewes vnto this day.

The Great Commission

(Mark 16:14–18)
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Then ye eleuen disciples wet into Galile, into a mountaine, where Iesus had appointed the.
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And when they sawe him, they worshipped him: but some douted.
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And Iesus came, and spake vnto them, saying, All power is giuen vnto me, in heauen, and in earth.
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Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and the Sonne, and the holy Ghost,
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Teaching them to obserue all things, whatsoeuer I haue commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway, vntill the ende of the worlde, Amen.
(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.
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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”