Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the LORD, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
Parallel translations
- WEB Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her.
- BSB Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her.
- NKJV Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.
- NASB Mary Magdalene *came and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.
- NLT Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them his message.
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Mary announces to the disciples, 'I have seen the Lord.' She becomes the first witness of the resurrection.
Overview
Mary faithfully delivers Jesus' message and her own testimony of having seen him alive. That a woman is the first commissioned witness, in a culture that undervalued such testimony, speaks to the surprising, authentic character of the account. Her proclamation models the church's central message: the Lord is risen.
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- Luke 24:10It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
- Matt 28:10Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
- Mark 16:10–13And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
- Luke 24:22–23Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
- John 20:1The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
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