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Matthew 28 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Jesus Is Risen!

(Mar 16:1–8; Luk 24:1–12; Jhn 20:1–10 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:1 -

Now after the Sabbath, near dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other [fn]Mary went to look at the tomb.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:2 - And a great earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone [from the opening of the tomb], and sat on it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 - The angel’s appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:4 - The guards shook, paralyzed with fear [at the sight] of him and became like dead men [pale and immobile].
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:5 - But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:6 - “He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said [He would]. Come! See the place where He was lying.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:7 - “Then go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee [as He promised]. There you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:8 -

So the women left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell [the good news to] the disciples.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:9 - And as they went, suddenly, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” And they went to Him and took hold of His feet [in homage] and worshiped Him [as the Messiah].
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:10 - Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell My brothers to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me [just as I promised].”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:11 -

While they were on their way, some of the [Roman] guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:12 - And when the chief priests had gathered with the elders and had consulted together [to develop a plan of deception], they gave a sufficient sum of money [as a bribe] to the soldiers,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:13 - and said, “You say this, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him while we were sleeping.’
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:14 - “And if the governor (Pilate) hears about it, we will calm him down and keep you out of trouble.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:15 - So they took the money [they were paid for lying] and did as they were instructed; and this [fabricated] story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to the present day.

The Great Commission

(Mar 16:14–18; Luk 24:36–49; Jhn 20:19–23; Act 1:6–8 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:16 -

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:17 - And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted [that it was really He].
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:18 - Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:19 - “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:20 - teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age.”
AMP Footnotes
See note 27:61.
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