Matthew 28

₁The Sabbath day was over. It was the Sunday morning just before the sun came up. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. ₂An angel of the Lord came down from heaven and there was a big earthquake. The angel went to the tomb and he rolled the stone away and sat on the stone. ₃The angel looked as bright as lightning and his clothes were as white as snow. ₄The soldiers who guarded the tomb were afraid. They trembled and became like dead men. ₅The angel said to the women: ‘Do not be afraid. I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. ₆He is not here. He is alive again. He said He would live again. Come and look. Here is the place where his body was lying. ₇Go quickly and tell his disciples that He lives again. Tell them Jesus is going to Galilee and they must also go there. They will see Him there. This is what I came to tell you.’

₈The women were afraid but they were also very happy as they ran away from the tomb to tell his disciples. ₉They were running when Jesus stood before them and He greeted them. The women went to Jesus. They knelt before Him and touched his feet and worshipped Him. ₁₀Then Jesus said to them: ‘Do not be afraid. Go and tell my followers to go to Galilee. They will see Me there.’

₁₁The women went away from the tomb, and the soldiers who had guarded the tomb went to Jerusalem. They told the chief_priests everything that had happened at the tomb. ₁₂The chief_priests and family leaders came together and they made plans. They gave a lot of money to the soldiers ₁₃and told them: ‘You must tell the people that the disciples of Jesus came in the night to steal his body while you were sleeping. ₁₄If they tell the governor about this, we will explain everything to him. He will not think that you did anything wrong. You don't have to worry.’

₁₅The soldiers then took the money and they did what the Jewish_leaders had told them to do. The Jews still believe that this is what happened.

₁₆The 11 disciples went to the province of Galilee. Jesus had told them to go to a mountain. ₁₇When they saw Jesus, they knelt before Him and worshipped Him. But some of them doubted if it was Jesus. ₁₈Jesus came to them and said to them: ‘God said I must rule over all things in heaven and on earth. ₁₉That is why you must go to all the people in the world and tell the Good_News to everyone. Make them my disciples, baptise them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy_Spirit, ₂₀and teach them to do everything that I told you. Remember: I am with you always, until the end of the world.’