8. They went out of the tomb and ran away. Shock and trembling had overwhelmed them. They didn’t say a thing to anyone, because they were afraid.
9. After Jesus came back to life early on Sunday, he appeared first to Mary from Magdala, from whom he had forced out seven demons.
10. She went and told his friends, who were grieving and crying.
11. They didn’t believe her when they heard that he was alive and that she had seen him.
12. Later Jesus appeared to two disciples as they were walking to their home in the country. He did not look as he usually did.
13. They went back and told the others, who did not believe them either.
14. Still later Jesus appeared to the eleven apostles while they were eating. He put them to shame for their unbelief and because they were too stubborn to believe those who had seen him alive.
15. Then Jesus said to them, “So wherever you go in the world, tell everyone the Good News.