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1300 The Holy Gospel Of Jesus Christ, According to St. Matthew

54 Now the centurion and they that were with Chapter 28
him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake,
and the things that were done, were sore afraid, And in the end of the sabbath, when it began
saying: Indeed this was the Son of God. to dawn towards the first day of the week, came
55 And there were there many women afar off, Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the
who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering sepulchre.
unto him: 2 And behold there was a great earthquake.
56 Among whom was Mary Magdalen, and For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven,
Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the and coming, rolled back the stone, and sat upon
mother of the sons of Zebedee. it.
57 And when it was evening, there came a 3 And his countenance was as lightning, and
certain rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, his raiment as snow.
who also himself was a disciple of Jesus. 4 And for fear of him, the guards were struck
58 He went to Pilate, and asked the body of with terror, and became as dead men.
Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body 5 And the angel answering, said to the women:
should be delivered. Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who
59 And Joseph taking the body, wrapped it was crucified.
up in a clean linen cloth. 6 He is not here, for he is risen, as he said.
60 And laid it in his own new monument, Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid.
which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled 7 And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that
a great stone to the door of the monument, and he is risen: and behold he will go before you
went his way. into Galilee; there you shall see him. Lo, I have
61 And there was there Mary Magdalen, and foretold it to you.
the other Mary sitting over against the sepul- 8 And they went out quickly from the sepul-
chre. chre with fear and great joy, running to tell his
62 And the next day, which followed the day of disciples.
preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees 9 And behold Jesus met them, saying: All
came together to Pilate, hail. But they came up and took hold of his
63 Saying: Sir, we have remembered, that feet, and adored him.
that seducer said, while he was yet alive: After 10 Then Jesus said to them: Fear not. Go,
three days I will rise again. tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, there
64 Command therefore the sepulchre to be they shall see me.
guarded until the third day: lest perhaps his dis- 11 Who when they were departed, behold
ciples come and steal him away, and say to the some of the guards came into the city, and told
people: He is risen from the dead; and the last the chief priests all things that had been done.
error shall be worse than the first. 12 And they being assembled together with
65 Pilate saith to them: You have a guard; the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of
go, guard it as you know. money to the soldiers,
66 And they departing, made the sepulchre 13 Saying: Say you, His disciples came by
sure, sealing the stone, and setting guards. night, and stole him away when we were asleep.