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  • Scholarly edition
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Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings

1 And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, got spices, so that they might come and put them on him. 2 And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put. 3 And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us? 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size. 5 And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder. 6 And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him! 7 But go, say to his disciples and to Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he said to you. 8◆ And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ... 9◆ Now when he came back from the dead early on the first day of the week, he went first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had sent out seven evil spirits. 10◆ She went and gave news of it to those who had been with him, while they were sorrowing and weeping. 11◆ And they, when it came to their ears that he was living, and had been seen by her, had no belief in it. 12◆ And after these things he was seen in another form by two of them, while they were walking on their way into the country. 13◆ And they went away and gave news of it to the rest; and they had no belief in what was said. 14◆ And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead. 15◆ And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone. 16◆ He who has faith and is given baptism will get salvation; but he who has not faith will be judged. 17◆ And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages; 18◆ They will take up snakes, and if there is poison in their drink, it will do them no evil; they will put their hands on those who are ill, and they will get well. 19◆ So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God. 20◆ And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.

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  • Salome

    Woman at the cross and tomb

    A woman who followed Jesus from Galilee, named at the crucifixion and with Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James who bought spices for the body; Matthew 27:56 names the…

    Cited in the guide: Mark 15:40; Mark 16:1

Cross references (20)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Luke 23:56–24:12; Matthew 28:1–10; John 20:1–10; Mark 15:40; John 19:25
  2. 2 John 20:1; Matthew 28:1; Luke 24:1
  3. 3 Mark 15:46–47; Matthew 27:60–66
  4. 4 Matthew 28:2–4; Luke 24:2; John 20:1
  5. 5 John 20:11–12; Matthew 28:3; Luke 24:3–5; John 20:8; Luke 1:29–30
  6. 6 Revelation 1:17–18; 1 Corinthians 15:3–7; Luke 24:46; Matthew 28:4–7; John 2:19–22
  7. 7 Mark 14:28; Matthew 26:32; Matthew 28:10; Matthew 28:7; Matthew 28:16–17
  8. 8 Luke 24:9–11; Luke 24:37; Mark 16:5–6; Luke 24:22–24; Matthew 28:8
  9. 9 Luke 8:2; John 20:14–19; John 20:12; Mark 15:47; Matthew 27:56
  10. 10 John 20:18; Matthew 9:15; Luke 24:17; John 16:6; Mark 14:72
  11. 11 Luke 24:11; Mark 16:13–14; Mark 9:19; Luke 24:23–35; Job 9:16
  12. 12 Luke 24:13–32; John 21:1; Mark 16:14; John 21:14
  13. 13 John 20:25; Luke 24:33–35; John 20:8; Luke 16:31
  14. 14 1 Corinthians 15:5; Luke 24:36–43; Hebrews 3:7–8; Psalm 95:8–11; John 20:27
  15. 15 Matthew 28:19; Mark 13:10; Acts 1:8; Luke 24:47–48; Psalm 96:3
  16. 16 John 11:25–26; John 3:36; Romans 10:9–14; John 3:18–19; John 3:15–16
  17. 17 Acts 5:16; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Luke 10:17; Acts 8:7; John 14:12
  18. 18 Luke 10:19; James 5:14–15; Acts 28:3–6; Acts 19:12; Acts 4:30
  19. 19 1 Peter 3:22; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 12:2; Psalm 110:1; Romans 8:34
  20. 20 1 Corinthians 2:4–5; Acts 14:3; Romans 15:19; Acts 8:4–6; Hebrews 2:4

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

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Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 16:19 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter X)

    Also, towards the conclusion of his Gospel, Mark says: "So then, after the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God;" confirming what had been spoken by the prophet: "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, until I make Thy foes Thy footstool." …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 16:16 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XXI)

    So again when we hear, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;" we do not of course understand it of one who believes in such a way "as the devils believe and tremble;" nor of those who receive baptism in such sort as Simon Magus, who though he could be baptized, could not be saved.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 16:19 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XIV)

    And again, Looking unto Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith; Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the Cross, despising shame, and is set down on the right hand of the throne of God.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  4. Quotes verse 16:6 John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book IV, Chapters X–XI)

    And so also the angel of the resurrection said to the woman, Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)

  5. Quotes verse 16:15 Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John (Homily IV)

    Ye heard while the Gospel was read, "Go, preach the Gospel to the whole creation which is under heaven." Consequently, the disciples were sent "every where:" with signs and wonders to attest that what they spake, they had seen.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)