Matthew 27:62-66

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The Guard at the Tomb

⁶²The next day, that is, after the day of ^(A)Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate ⁶³and said, “Sir, we remember how ^(B)that impostor said, while he was still alive, ^(C)‘After three days I will rise.’ ⁶⁴Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ^(D)lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” ⁶⁵Pilate said to them, “You have ^(E)a guard^[a] of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” ⁶⁶So they went and made the tomb secure by ^(F)sealing the stone and setting a guard.

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Matthew 27:65 Or Take a guard

Matthew 28:1-10

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The Resurrection

28 ^(A)Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and ^(B)the other Mary went to see the tomb. ²And behold, there was a great earthquake, for ^(C)an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ³^(D)His appearance was like lightning, and ^(E)his clothing white as snow. ⁴And for fear of him the guards trembled and ^(F)became like dead men. ⁵But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶He is not here, for he has risen, ^(G)as he said. Come, see the place where he^[a] lay. ⁷Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, ^(H)he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” ⁸So they departed quickly from the tomb ^(I)with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹And behold, Jesus ^(J)met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and ^(K)took hold of his feet and ^(L)worshiped him. ¹⁰Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; ^(M)go and tell ^(N)my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

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Matthew 28:6 Some manuscripts the Lord

Matthew 28:16-20

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The Great Commission

¹⁶Now the eleven disciples ^(A)went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. ¹⁷And when they saw him they ^(B)worshiped him, but some doubted. ¹⁸And Jesus came and said to them, ^(C)“All authority ^(D)in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹^(E)Go therefore and ^(F)make disciples of ^(G)all nations, ^(H)baptizing them ^(I)in^[a] ^(J)the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰teaching them ^(K)to observe all that ^(L)I have commanded you. And behold, ^(M)I am with you always, to ^(N)the end of the age.”