The Empty Tomb

Unlocked Literal Bible (ULB)

Mat 28:1–8

1 Now late on the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
2 Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, came and rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
4 The guards shook with fear and became like dead men.
5 The angel addressed the women and said to them, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.
6 He is not here, but is risen, just as he said. Come see the place where the Lord lay.
7 Go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead. See, he is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see him.' See, I have told you.”
8 The women quickly left the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

1 When the Sabbath day was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices that they might come and anoint Jesus' body.
2 Very early on the first day of the week, they went to the tomb when the sun came up.
3 They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”
4 When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, for it was very large.
5 They entered the tomb and saw a young man dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
6 He said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. Look at the place where they had laid him.
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.'”
8 They went out and ran from the tomb; they were trembling and amazed. They said nothing to anyone because they were so afraid.

1 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
3 They entered in, but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 It happened that, while they were confused about this, suddenly, two men stood by them in bright shining robes.
5 As the women were filled with fear and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to the women, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he spoke to you when he was still in Galilee,
7 saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”
8 The women remembered his words,
9 and returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven and all the rest.
10 Now Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them reported these things to the apostles.
11 But this message seemed like idle talk to the apostles, and they did not believe the women.
12 Yet Peter rose up and ran to the tomb, and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves. Peter then departed to his home, wondering what had happened.

1 Now early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and she saw the stone rolled away from the tomb.
2 So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and she said to them, “They took away the Lord out from the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.”
3 Then Peter and the other disciple went out, and they went to the tomb.
4 They both ran together, and the other disciple quickly ran ahead of Peter and arrived at the tomb first.
5 Then stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go inside.
6 Simon Peter then arrived after him and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there
7 and the cloth that had been on his head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a place by itself.
8 Then the other disciple, the one who first arrived at the tomb, also went in, and he saw and believed.
9 For until that time they still did not know the scripture that he should rise from the dead.
10 So the disciples went back home again.