1 Na tarde do dia seguinte, quando terminou o sábado, Maria Madalena, Salomé e Maria, mãe de Tiago, foram comprar perfumes para pôr no corpo de Jesus. Na domingo de manhã, ao nascer do Sol, elas foram até ao túmulo. Pelo caminho, perguntavam-se como poderiam afastar a enorme pedra da entrada. Mas quando chegaram, viram que a pedra, muito pesada, já tinha sido removida e que a entrada estava aberta.5 Entraram no túmulo e viram, sentado à direita, um jovem vestido de branco, o que as assustou. Então este disse-lhes: Não fiquem surpreendidas. É Jesus, o nazareno, que foi crucificado, que procuram. Não está aqui, ressuscitou! Vejam, era aqui que o seu corpo se encontrava. Agora vão e dêem este recado aos seus discípulos, incluindo Pedro: 'Jesus vai adiante de vocês para a Galileia, e ali o verão, tal como ele vos disse antes de morrer'.ã8 Trémulas e confusas, demasiado amedrontadas para falarem, as mulheres saíram do túmulo a correr.9 Na madrugada de domingo Jesus ressuscitou, e a primeira pessoa que o viu foi Maria Madalena, de quem tinha expulsado sete demónios. Ela veio ter com os discípulos, que estavam tristes e chorosos, e anunciou-lhes que tinha visto Jesus, que se encontrava vivo. Mas não acreditaram.12 Naquele dia, mais tarde, Jesus apareceu sob outra forma a dois deles que iam de Jerusalém para os campos. Estes voltaram correndo a Jerusalém para contar aos outros, mas ninguém acreditou neles.14 Ainda mais tarde, Jesus apareceu aos onze discípulos quando estavam a comer juntos, e censurou-os pela sua incredulidade, pela sua recusa teimosa em acreditar nos testemunhos dos que tinham visto que ele voltara vivo de entre os mortos.15 E então disse-lhes: Vão por todo o mundo e preguem a boa nova a todos, em toda a parte. Quem crer e for baptizado será salvo. Mas quem não quiser crer será condenado.17 E quem crer servir-se-á da minha autoridade para expulsar demónios, e falará novas línguas. Poderá até pegar em cobras, e se beber alguma coisa venenosa não lhe fará mal, e poderá pôr as mãos sobre os doentes e curá-los.19 Quando acabou de falar com eles, Jesus foi levado para o céu e sentou-se no lugar de honra, à direita de Deus.20 Os discípulos foram pregando por toda a parte, e o Senhor estava com eles, comprovando o que diziam com os milagres que se seguiam às suas mensagens.

1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.2 And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came to the sepulcher at the rising of the sun:3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll away for us the stone from the door of the sepulcher?4 (And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away) for it was very great.5 And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were frightened.6 And he saith to them, Be not frightened: ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him:7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said to you.8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulcher; for they trembled, and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.9 Now when Jesus was risen early, the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.10 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, believed not.12 After that, he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking and going into the country.13 And they went and told it to the residue: neither believed they them.14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven, as they sat at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief, and hardness of heart, because they believed not them who had seen him after he was risen.15 And he said to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.16 He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.17 And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak in new languages;18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.19 So then after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.