28Matthew 28

Jesus Is Alive

1The Sabbath was over, and it was almost daybreak on Sunday when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.Select Matthew 28:1

2Suddenly a strong earthquake struck, and the Lord's angel came down from heaven. He rolled away the stone and sat on it.Select Matthew 28:2

3The angel looked as bright as lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.Select Matthew 28:3

4The guards shook from fear and fell down, as though they were dead.Select Matthew 28:4

5The angel said to the women, “Don't be afraid! I know you are looking for Jesus, who was nailed to a cross.Select Matthew 28:5

6He isn't here! God has raised him to life, just as Jesus said he would. Come, see the place where his body was lying.Select Matthew 28:6

7Now hurry! Tell his disciples he has been raised to life and is on his way to Galilee. Go there, and you will see him. This is what I came to tell you.”Select Matthew 28:7

8The women were frightened and yet very happy, as they hurried from the tomb and ran to tell his disciples.Select Matthew 28:8

9Suddenly Jesus met them and greeted them. They went near him, held on to his feet, and worshiped him.Select Matthew 28:9

10Then Jesus said, “Don't be afraid! Tell my followers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”Select Matthew 28:10

Report of the Guard

11While the women were on their way, some soldiers who had been guarding the tomb went into the city. They told the chief priests everything that had happened.Select Matthew 28:11

12So the chief priests met with the leaders and decided to bribe the soldiers with a lot of money.Select Matthew 28:12

13They said to the soldiers, “Tell everyone that Jesus' disciples came during the night and stole his body while you were asleep.Select Matthew 28:13

14If the governor hears about this, we will talk to him. You won't have anything to worry about.”Select Matthew 28:14

15The soldiers took the money and did what they were told. The people of Judea still tell each other this story.Select Matthew 28:15

What Jesus' Followers Must Do

16Jesus' eleven disciples went to a mountain in Galilee, where Jesus had told them to meet him.Select Matthew 28:16

17They saw him and worshiped him, but some of them doubted.Select Matthew 28:17

18Jesus came to them and said: I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth!Select Matthew 28:18

19Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,Select Matthew 28:19

20and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.Select Matthew 28:20