Matthew

¹After³⁹³ 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. ²Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came to roll away the stone from the door, and [the angel] sat on it. ³His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. ⁴Out of fear, the guards were shaken and became as dead. ⁵The angel told the women, “Do not be afraid! I know that you seek Jesus who has been crucified. ⁶He is not here, for he is risen, just as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord³⁹⁴ was lying. ⁷Go 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, this is my message for you.”

⁸They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to report it to his disciples. ⁹As they went to tell his disciples,³⁹⁵ behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!”

They came forward and took hold of his feet, and expressed adoration to³⁹⁶ him.

¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid! Go tell my brethren³⁹⁷ that they should go into Galilee. There, they will see me.”

The (Jewish) guards make their report

¹¹While they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all the things that had happened. ¹²When they were assembled with the presbyters in order to take counsel, they gave the soldiers a large amount of silver, ¹³with these words: “Say that his disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept. ¹⁴If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry.” ¹⁵And so, they took the money and did as they were told. This story is widespread among the Jews to this day.

The Great Commission

¹⁶The eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. ¹⁷When they saw him, they expressed adoration³⁹⁸ to him, but they³⁹⁹ doubted.^{400 18}Jesus came to them and said, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹Go [therefore]⁴⁰¹ and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰teaching them to observe all the things that I have commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen!⁴⁰²

393. Or “at the end of”
394. CT has “he” instead of “the Lord”
395. CT omits “As they went to tell his disciples”
396. proskuneo can also be translated “worship (in the broad sense),” “venerate,” “fall down in reverence,” “do obeisance” (see NT introduction regarding proskuneo)
397. Or “brothers”
398. proskuneo can also be translated “worship (in the broad sense),” “venerate,” “fall down in reverence,” “do obeisance” (see NT introduction regarding proskuneo)
399. The Greek could also be translated “but some doubted,” but the translation chosen for the main text is more literal.
400. NJB renders the Greek verb as “hesitated”
401. MT and PT omit “therefore”
402. CT omits “Amen”