Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord^(A)

^9 [a]Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, ^(B)out of whom He had cast seven demons. ^10 (C)She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. ^11 (D)And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples^(E)

¹² After that, He appeared in another form ^(F)to two of them as they walked and went into the country. ¹³ And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

The Great Commission^(G)

^14 (H)Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. ^15 (I)And He said to them, “Go into all the world ^(J)and preach the gospel to every creature. ^16 (K)He who believes and is baptized will be saved; ^(L)but he who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And these ^(M)signs will follow those who ^[b]believe: ^(N)In My name they will cast out demons; ^(O)they will speak with new tongues; ^18 (P)they^[c] will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; ^(Q)they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Christ Ascends to God’s Right Hand^(R)

¹⁹ So then, ^(S)after the Lord had spoken to them, He was ^(T)received up into heaven, and ^(U)sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them ^(V)and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

The Scriptures Opened

⁴⁴ Then He said to them, ^(A)“These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” ⁴⁵ And ^(B)He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.

⁴⁶ Then He said to them, ^(C)“Thus it is written, ^[a]and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, ⁴⁷ and that repentance and ^(D)remission of sins should be preached in His name ^(E)to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ And ^(F)you are witnesses of these things. ^49 (G)Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city ^[b]of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”