Category: Mark

The Triumphal Entry

1 As they *approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He *sent two of His disciples,

2 and *said to them,“Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tiedthere,on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring ithere.

3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ you say, ‘The Lord has need of it’; and immediately he will send it back here.”

4 They went away and found a colt tied at the door, outside in the street; and they *untied it.

5 Some of the bystanders were saying to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

6 They spoke to them just as Jesus had toldthem,and they gave them permission.

7 They *brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it.

8 And many spread their coats in the road, and othersspreadleafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

9 Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting:

“Hosanna!

Blessed isHe who comes in the name of theLord;

10 Blessedisthe coming kingdom of our father David;

Hosanna in the highest!”

11 Jesus entered Jerusalemand cameinto the temple; and after looking around at everything, He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.

12 On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.

13 Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He wentto seeif perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

14 He said to it,“May no one ever eat fruit from you again!”And His disciples were listening.

Jesus Drives Money Changers from the Temple

15 Then they *came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves;

16 and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.

17 And Hebeganto teach and say to them,“Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it arobbers’den.”

18 The chief priests and the scribes heardthis,andbeganseeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

19 When evening came, they would go out of the city.

20 As they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the rootsup.

21 Being reminded, Peter *said to Him, “Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.”

22 And Jesus *answered saying to them,“Have faith in God.

23 Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will begrantedhim.

24 Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will begrantedyou.

25 Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.

26 [But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions.”]

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

27 They *came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders *came to Him,

28 andbegansaying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

29 And Jesus said to them,“I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, andthenI will tell you by what authority I do these things.

30 Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me.”

31 Theybeganreasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

32 But shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.

33 Answering Jesus, they *said, “We do not know.” And Jesus *said to them,“Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

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Parable of the Vine-growers

1 And He began to speak to them in parables:“A manplanted a vineyard and put a wall around it,and dug a vat under the wine press and built a tower, and rented it out tovine-growers and went on a journey.

2 At theharvesttime he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receivesomeof the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.

3 They took him, and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

4 Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

5 And he sent another, and that one they killed; andso withmany others, beating some and killing others.

6 He had one moreto send,a beloved son; he sent him lastof allto them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

7 But those vine-growers said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’

8 They took him, and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.

9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vine-growers, and will give the vineyard to others.

10 Have you not even read this Scripture:

‘The stone which the builders rejected,

This became the chief cornerstone;

11 This came about from theLord,

And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

12 And they were seeking to seize Him, andyetthey feared the people, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. Andsothey left Him and went away.

Jesus Answers the Pharisees, Sadducees and Scribes

13 Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.

14 They *came and *said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

15 Shall we pay or shall we not pay?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them,“Why are you testing Me? Bring Me adenarius to look at.”

16 They broughtone.And He *said to them,“Whose likeness and inscription is this?”And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.”

17 And Jesus said to them,“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”And they were amazed at Him.

18 SomeSadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to Jesus, andbeganquestioning Him, saying,

19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us thatif a man’s brother diesand leaves behind a wifeand leaves no child,his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.

20 There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.

21 The second one married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;

22 andsoall seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also.

23 In the resurrection,when they rise again, which one’s wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”

24 Jesus said to them,“Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?

25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

26 But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in thepassageaboutthe burningbush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘Iam theGod ofAbraham,and theGod ofIsaac,and theGod ofJacob’?

27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

28 One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the foremost of all?”

29 Jesus answered,“The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! TheLord ourGod is oneLord;

30 and you shall love theLord yourGod with all your heart,and with all your soul,and with all your mind,and with all your strength.’

31 The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

32 The scribe said to Him, “Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that He isOne,and there is no one else besidesHim;

33 and to loveHim with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength,and to love one’s neighbor as himself, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

34 When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him,“You are not far from the kingdom of God.”After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.

35 And Jesusbeganto say, as He taught in the temple,“Howis it thatthe scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit,

‘TheLord said to myLord,

“Sit atMy right hand,

UntilIputYour enemies beneathYour feet.” ’

37 David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?”And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him.

38 In His teaching He was saying:“Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, andlikerespectful greetings in the market places,

39 and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

40 who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Mite

41 And He sat down opposite the treasury, andbeganobserving how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums.

42 A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent.

43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them,“Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;

44 for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.”

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Things to Come

1 As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples *said to Him, “Teacher, beholdwhat wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!”

2 And Jesus said to him,“Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.”

3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning Him privately,

4 “Tell us, when will these things be, and whatwill bethe sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?”

5 And Jesus began to say to them,“See to it that no one misleads you.

6 Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I amHe!’and will mislead many.

7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened;those thingsmust take place; butthat isnot yet the end.

8 For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there willalsobe famines. These things aremerelythe beginning of birth pangs.

9 “But be on your guard; for they will deliver you tothecourts, and you will be flogged inthesynagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

10 The gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

11 When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, butit isthe Holy Spirit.

12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a fatherhischild; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

13 You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

14 “But when you see theabomination of desolationstanding where it should not be (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

15 The one who is on the housetop must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house;

16 and the one who is in the field must not turn back to get his coat.

17 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

18 But pray that it may not happen in the winter.

19 For those days will be atime oftribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will.

20 Unless the Lord had shortenedthosedays, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

21 And then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ’; or, ‘Behold,He isthere’; do not believehim;

22 for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

23 But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance.

The Return of Christ

24 “But in those days, after that tribulation,the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light,

25 and the stars will be fallingfrom heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

26 Then they will seetheSon ofMan coming in cloudswith great power and glory.

27 And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

28 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

29 Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near,rightat the door.

30 Truly I say to you, thisgeneration will not pass away until all these things take place.

31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

32 But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Fatheralone.

33 “Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when theappointedtime will come.

34 It islike a man away on a journey,whoupon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge,assigningto each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert.

35 Therefore, be on the alert—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning—

36 in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep.

37 What I say to you I say to all, ‘Be on the alert!’ ”

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Death Plot and Anointing

1 Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and killHim;

2 for they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people.”

3 While He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and recliningat the table,there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard;andshe broke the vial and poured it over His head.

4 But some were indignantlyremarkingto one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

5 For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundreddenarii, andthe moneygiven to the poor.” And they were scolding her.

6 But Jesus said,“Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me.

7 For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.

8 She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.

9 Truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

10 Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them.

11 They were glad when they heardthis,and promised to give him money. And hebeganseeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

The Last Passover

12 On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passoverlambwas being sacrificed, His disciples *said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

13 And He *sent two of His disciples and *said to them,“Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him;

14 and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?” ’

15 And he himself will show you a large upper room furnishedandready; prepare for us there.”

16 The disciples went out and came to the city, and founditjust as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

17 When it was evening He *came with the twelve.

18 As they were recliningat the tableand eating, Jesus said,“Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me—one who is eating with Me.”

19 They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?”

20 And He said to them,“It isone of the twelve, one who dips with Me in the bowl.

21 For the Son of Manis togo just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!It would have beengood for that man if he had not been born.”

The Lord’s Supper

22 While they were eating, He tooksomebread, and after a blessing He brokeit,and gaveitto them, and said,“Takeit;this is My body.”

23 And when He had taken a cupandgiven thanks, He gaveitto them, and they all drank from it.

24 And He said to them,“This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

25 Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

26 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

27 And Jesus *said to them,“You will all fall away, because it is written, ‘Iwill strike down the shepherd,and the sheep shall be scattered.’

28 But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

29 But Peter said to Him, “Eventhough all may fall away, yet I will not.”

30 And Jesus *said to him,“Truly I say to you, that this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.”

31 ButPeterkept saying insistently, “Evenif I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing also.

Jesus in Gethsemane

32 They *came to a place named Gethsemane; and He *said to His disciples,“Sit here until I have prayed.”

33 And He *took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.

34 And He *said to them,“My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”

35 And He went a little beyondthem,and fell to the ground andbeganto pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass Him by.

36 And He was saying,“Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.”

37 And He *came and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter,“Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

38 Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

39 Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.

40 And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

41 And He *came the third time, and *said to them,“Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

42 Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

Betrayal and Arrest

43 Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, *came up accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs,who werefrom the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

44 Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard.”

45 After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

46 They laid hands on Him and seized Him.

47 But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

48 And Jesus said to them,“Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, asyou wouldagainst a robber?

49 Every day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; butthis has taken placeto fulfill the Scriptures.”

50 And they all left Him and fled.

51 A young man was following Him, wearingnothing buta linen sheet overhisnakedbody;and they *seized him.

52 But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Jesus before His Accusers

53 They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes *gathered together.

54 Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself at the fire.

55 Now the chief priests and the wholeCouncil kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.

56 For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.

57 Some stood up andbeganto give false testimony against Him, saying,

58 “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’ ”

59 Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.

60 The high priest stood upand cameforward and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

61 But He kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the BlessedOne?”

62 And Jesus said,“I am; and you shall seetheSon ofMan sitting at the right hand ofPower, andcoming with the clouds of heaven.”

63 Tearing his clothes, the high priest *said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?

64 You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

65 Some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slapsin the face.

Peter’s Denials

66 As Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest *came,

67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and *said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”

68 But he deniedit,saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he went out onto the porch.

69 The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, “This isoneof them!”

70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “Surely you areoneof them, for you are a Galilean too.”

71 But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

72 Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him,“Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”And he began to weep.

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Jesus before Pilate

1 Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the wholeCouncil, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.

2 Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He *answered him,“It is asyou say.”

3 The chief priestsbeganto accuse Him harshly.

4 Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!”

5 But Jesus made no further answer; so Pilate was amazed.

6 Now atthefeast he used to release for themanyone prisoner whom they requested.

7 The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.

8 The crowd went up and began asking himto doas he had been accustomed to do for them.

9 Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”

10 For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.

11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowdto askhim to release Barabbas for them instead.

12 Answering again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”

13 They shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

14 But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!”

15 Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

16 The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the wholeRomancohort.

17 They *dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;

18 and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

19 They kept beating His head with areed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.

20 After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put Hisowngarments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.

21 They *pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross.

The Crucifixion

22 Then they *brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.

23 They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.

24 And they *crucified Him, and *divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for themto decidewhat each man should take.

25 It was thethird hour when they crucified Him.

26 The inscription of the charge against Him read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

27 They *crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.

28 [And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with transgressors.”]

29 Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You whoare going todestroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross!”

31 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mockingHimamong themselves and saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself.

32 LetthisChrist, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

33 When thesixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until theninth hour.

34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice,“Eloi, Eloi,lama sabachthani?”which is translated,“MyGod, MyGod,why haveYou forsakenMe?”

35 When some of the bystanders heard it, theybegansaying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.”

36 Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.”

37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.

38 And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39 When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

40 There were alsosomewomen looking on from a distance, among whomwereMary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome.

41 When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to Him; andthere weremany other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

42 When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

43 Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

44 Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.

45 And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

46 Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

47 Mary Magdalene and Mary themotherof Joses were looking onto seewhere He was laid.

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The Resurrection

1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary themotherof James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might come and anoint Him.

2 Very early on the first day of the week, they *came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

3 They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”

4 Looking up, they *saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was extremely large.

5 Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed.

6 And he *said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold,here isthe place where they laid Him.

7 But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you.’ ”

8 They went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

9 [Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.

10 She went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.

11 When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.

12 After that, He appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking along on their way to the country.

13 They went away and reported it to the others, but they did not believe them either.

The Disciples Commissioned

14 Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were recliningat the table;and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.

15 And He said to them,“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

16 He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

17 These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;

18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadlypoison,it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.]

[And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.]

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