6. "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. But he has risen! He is not here! See the place where they had put him.
7. Go! Tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him. It will be just as he told you.' "
8. The women were shaking and confused. They went out and ran away from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
9. Jesus rose from the dead early on the first day of the week. He appeared first to Mary Magdalene. He had driven seven demons out of her.
10. She went and told those who had been with him. She found them crying. They were very sad.
11. They heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him. But they did not believe it.
12. After that, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them. This happened while they were walking out in the country.
13. The two returned and told the others about it. But the others did not believe them either.
14. Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating. He spoke firmly to them because they had no faith. They would not believe those who had seen him after he rose from the dead.