Matthew 28:6-20
28:6 He is not here, for he has been raised,
just as he said. Come and see the place where he
was lying.
28:7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. He
is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!”
28:8 So
they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
28:9 But
Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” They
came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.
28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”
The Guards’ Report
28:11 While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.
28:12 After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
28:13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’
28:14 If this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
28:15 So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.
The Great Commission
28:16 So the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.
28:17 When they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted.
28:18 Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
28:20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”