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Matthew 28

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1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. ✦ 2Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. ✦ 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. ✦ 4The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men. ✦ 5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. ✦ 6He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay. ✦ 7Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.” ✦ 8So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples. ✦ 9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him. ✦ 10“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.” ✦ 11While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened. ✦ 12And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money ✦ 13and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’ ✦ 14If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” ✦ 15So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day. ✦ 16Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated. ✦ 17When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted. ✦ 18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. ✦ 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, ✦ 20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” ✦

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Where this chapter connects

Luke 24 ·14Mark 16 ·14John 20 ·12Matt 28 ·11Matt 27 ·10Matt 26 ·71 Cor 15 ·6Rev 1 ·5

Christ at the center

Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — son of David, son of Abraham — the new Moses and true Israel in whom every prophecy reaches 'that it might be fulfilled.'

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  • SermonGrace to You — John MacArthurJohn MacArthur · Free · reformed

    Decades of careful verse-by-verse expository sermons, especially through the New Testament. (MacArthur, d. 2025; archive remains free.)

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    Ray Vander Laan's on-location series immersing you in the Bible's historical and cultural world. (Mostly paid via Focus on the Family; some free clips.)

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    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

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