Jesus Rises From the Dead
1The Sabbath day was now over. It was dawn on the first day of the week. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2There was a powerful earthquake. An angel of the Lord came down from heaven. The angel went to the tomb. He rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3His body shone like lightning. His clothes were as white as snow. 4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5The angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here! He has risen, just as he said he would! Come and see the place where he was lying. 7Go quickly! Tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
8So the women hurried away from the tomb. They were afraid, but they were filled with joy. They ran to tell the disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings!” he said. They came to him, took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see me.”
The Guards Report to the Chief Priests
11While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city. They reported to the chief priests all that had happened. 12When the chief priests met with the elders, they came up with a plan. They gave the soldiers a large amount of money. 13They told the soldiers, “We want you to say, ‘His disciples came during the night. They stole his body while we were sleeping.’ 14If the governor hears this report, we will pay him off. That will keep you out of trouble.” 15So the soldiers took the money and did as they were told. This story has spread all around among the Jews to this day.
Jesus’ Final Orders to His Disciples
16Then the 11 disciples went to Galilee. They went to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him. But some still had their doubts. 18Then Jesus came to them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. 20Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end.”
A ressurreição
(Mc 16.1-8; Lc 24.1-12; Jo 20.1-18)
1Na madrugada de domingo, quando nascia o novo dia, Maria Madalena e a outra Maria foram ao túmulo. 2E houve um grande terramoto, porque um anjo do Senhor desceu do céu, rolou a pedra para um lado e sentou-se sobre ela. 3O seu rosto brilhava como um clarão e tinha vestes muito brancas. 4Quando o viram, os guardas tremeram de medo, ficando como mortos. 5Então, o anjo falou às mulheres:
“Não tenham medo! Sei que procuram Jesus, que foi crucificado. 6Mas ele não está aqui, porque tornou a viver, conforme tinha dito. Entrem e vejam onde o seu corpo estava deitado. 7E agora vão depressa e contem aos discípulos que ele ressuscitou e que vai adiante de vocês para a Galileia e ali o verão. É esta a mensagem que tenho para vos dar.”
8As mulheres, muito amedrontadas, mas também cheias de alegria, afastaram-se a correr do túmulo e apressaram-se a procurar os discípulos para lhes dar o recado do anjo. Iam a caminho, 9quando Jesus surgiu de súbito à sua frente e as saudou. Elas, abraçando-lhe os pés, adoraram-no. 10Jesus disse-lhes:
“Não tenham medo! Vão dizer aos meus irmãos que partam já para a Galileia para se encontrarem ali comigo.”
Os guardas são subornados
11Enquanto as mulheres iam para a cidade, alguns dos que estavam de guarda ao túmulo foram ter com os principais sacerdotes e contaram-lhes o sucedido. 12Fez-se uma reunião de todos os anciãos e decidiu-se dar dinheiro aos guardas, 13para que dissessem que, estando todos a dormir, os discípulos de Jesus tinham vindo durante a noite e roubado o corpo. 14“Se o governador souber disto, defender-vos-emos e tudo ficará em bem”, prometeram os sacerdotes aos soldados.
15Assim, os guardas aceitaram o dinheiro e falaram conforme lhes tinha sido dito. A sua mentira espalhou-se entre os judeus, que ainda hoje acreditam nela.
Jesus dá instruções aos discípulos
16Então os onze discípulos partiram para a Galileia e foram para a montanha onde Jesus tinha dito que o encontrariam. 17Ali o acharam e o adoraram; mesmo assim, havia alguns que não tinham a certeza de ser Jesus.
18“Toda a autoridade no céu e na Terra me foi dada”, disse aos discípulos. 19“Portanto, vão e façam discípulos em todas as nações. Batizem-nos em nome do Pai, do Filho e do Espírito Santo. 20Ensinem-os a obedecer a todos os mandamentos que vos dei. E fiquem certos de que estou sempre convosco, até ao fim do mundo.”
