Jesus’ Burial

19:38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus (but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders107),108 asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate109 gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.110 19:39 Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus111 at night,112 accompanied Joseph,113 carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes114 weighing about seventy-five pounds.115 19:40 Then they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it, with the aromatic spices,116 in strips of linen cloth117 according to Jewish burial customs.118 19:41 Now at the place where Jesus119 was crucified120 there was a garden,121 and in the garden122 was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried.123 19:42 And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation124 and the tomb was nearby,125 they placed Jesus’ body there.

The Resurrection

20:1 Now very early on the first day of the week,1 while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene2 came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance.3 20:2 So she went running4 to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” 20:3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out to go to the tomb.5 20:4 The two were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter6 and reached the tomb first.7 20:5 He bent down8 and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,9 but he did not go in. 20:6 Then Simon Peter, who had been following him, arrived and went right into the tomb. He saw10 the strips of linen cloth lying there, 20:7 and the face cloth,11 which had been around Jesus’ head, not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself.12 20:8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, came in, and he saw and believed.13 20:9 (For they did not yet understand14 the scripture that Jesus15 must rise from the dead.)16

Jesus’ Appearance to Mary Magdalene

20:10 So the disciples went back to their homes. 20:11 But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb. 20:12 And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’ body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet. 20:13 They said17 to her, “Woman,18 why are you weeping?” Mary replied,19 “They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!” 20:14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there,20 but she did not know that it was Jesus.

20:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” Because she21 thought he was the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.” 20:16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She22 turned and said to him in Aramaic,23 “Rabboni”24 (which means Teacher).25 20:17 Jesus replied,26 “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them27 what28 Jesus29 had said to her.30