Empty tomb

¹When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they could go and anoint Jesus’ dead body.

²Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they came to the tomb.

³They were saying to each other, “Who’s going to roll the stone away from the entrance for us?”

⁴When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away. (And it was a very large stone!)

⁵Going into the tomb, they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right side; and they were startled.

⁶But he said to them, “Don’t be alarmed! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He isn’t here. Look, here’s the place where they laid him.[#16.6 Or the Crucified One]

⁷Go, tell his disciples, especially Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.”

⁸Overcome with terror and dread, they fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.[#16.8 In most critical editions of the Gk New Testament, the Gospel of Mark ends at 16:8.]

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