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she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, h and said,
“They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” i
3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. j 4 Both were running, but the
other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5He bent over and looked in k at
the strips of linen l lying there but did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter came along behind
him and went s traight into the tomb. He saw the s trips of linen lying there, 7as well as
the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. m The cloth was still lying in its
place, separate from the linen. 8Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb
first, n also went inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They s till did not understand from
Scripture o that J esus had to rise from the dead.) p 10 Then the disciples went back to
where they were staying.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene (240/ Mark 16:9–11 )
11 Now Mary s
tood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the
tomb q 12and saw two angels in white, r seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the
head and the other at the foot.
13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” s
“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put
him.” t 14At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, u but she did not re
alize that it was Jesus. v
15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? w Who is it you are looking for?”
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me
where you have put him, and I will get him.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, x “Rabboni!” y (which means “Teacher”).
17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go in
stead to my brothers z and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father a and your Father, to
my God and your God.’ ”
18 Mary Magdalene b went to the disciples c with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And
she told them that he had said these things to her.
Jesus Appears to His Disciples (244/ Luke 24:36–43 )
19 On the evening of that f irst day of the week, when the disciples were together, with
the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, d Jesus came and stood among them and
said, “Peace e be with you!” f 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. g
The disciples were overjoyed h when they saw the Lord.
21 Again J
esus said, “Peace be with you! i As the Father has sent me, j I am sending you.” k
20:2
hJn 13:23
iver 13
20:3
24:12
jLk
20:5
11
19:40
kver
lJn
20:7
11:44
mJn
20:8
nver 4
20:9
oMt 22:29; Jn 2:22
pLk 24:26,46
20:11
qver 5
20:12
rMt 28:2,3; Mk 16:5;
Lk 24:4; Ac 5:19
20:13
15
2
sver
tver
20:14
28:9; Mk 16:9
24:16; Jn 21:4
uMt
vLk
20:15
wver 13
20:16
5:2
23:7
xJn
yMt
20:17
zMt 28:10
aJn 7:33
20:18
bver 1
cLk 24:10,22,23
20:19
7:13
14:27
fver 21,26;
Lk 24:3639
dJn
eJn
20:20
gLk 24:39,40;
Jn 19:34
hJn 16:20,22
20:21
iver 19
jJn 3:17
kMt 28:19; Jn 17:18
20:6-7 The strips of linen were left as if Jesus’ body had simply vacated
20:18 Mary didn’t recognize Jesus at first. Her grief had blinded her;
them. The cloth that covered Jesus’ head was still folded up in the shape
of a head, and it was at about the right distance from the wrappings
that had enveloped Jesus’ body. A grave robber wouldn’t have left the
expensive linens behind, and certainly not so neatly.
20:9 As further proof that the disciples did not fabricate this story, we
find that Peter and John were surprised that Jesus was not in the tomb.
When John saw the strips of linen looking like an empty cocoon from
which Jesus had emerged, he believed that Jesus had risen. It wasn’t
until after they had seen the empty tomb that they remembered what the
Scriptures and Jesus had said—he would die, but he would also rise again!
20:9 Jesus’ resurrection is the key to the Christian faith. Why? (1) Just as
he said, Jesus rose from the dead. We can be confident, therefore, that he
will accomplish all he has promised. (2) Jesus’ bodily resurrection shows
us that the living Christ, not a false prophet or imposter, is ruler of God’s
eternal kingdom. (3) We can be certain of our own future resurrection
because Jesus was resurrected. Death is not the e nd—a future life awaits.
(4) The divine power that brought Jesus back to life is now available to
us to bring our spiritually dead selves back to life. (5) The Resurrection is
the basis for the church’s witness to the world.
20:17 Mary did not want to lose Jesus again. She had not yet understood
the Resurrection. Perhaps she thought this was his promised second
coming (14:3). But Jesus did not want to be detained at the tomb. If he
did not ascend into heaven, the Holy Spirit would not come. Both he and
Mary had important work to do.
she couldn’t see him because she didn’t expect to see him. Then he
spoke her name, and immediately she recognized him. Imagine the
love that flooded her heart when she heard her Savior saying her name.
Jesus is near you, and he is calling your name. Can you, like Mary, regard
him as your Lord?
20:18 Mary did not meet the risen Jesus until she had discovered the
empty tomb. She responded with joy and obedience by going to tell the
disciples. We cannot meet Jesus until we discover that he is indeed alive,
that his tomb is empty. Are you filled with joy by this Good News, and do
you share it with others?
20:21 Jesus again identified himself with his Father. He told the disciples
by whose authority he did his work. Then he passed the job to his disciples of spreading the gospel of salvation around the world. Whatever
God has asked you to do, remember that (1) your authority comes from
God and (2) Jesus has demonstrated by words and actions how to accomplish the job he has given you. As the Father sent Jesus, Jesus sends
his followers—including you.
20:22 Jesus gave his disciples a special filling of the Holy Spirit, a foretaste of what all who believe would experience at the time of Pentecost
(Acts 2) and forever after. To do God’s work, we need the intimacy, love,
direction, and enabling power of the Holy Spirit. Avoid trying to do his
work in your own strength.