1When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought [Some witnesses omit: When the Sabbath ... Salome, reading: And they went and bought ...] aromatic oils intending to go and anoint him; 2and very early on the Sunday morning, just after sunrise, they came to the tomb. 3They were wondering among themselves who would roll away the stone for them from the entrance to the tomb, 4when they looked up and saw that the stone, huge as it was, had been rolled back already. 5They went into the tomb, where they saw a youth sitting on the right-hand side, wearing a white robe; and they were dumbfounded. 6But he said to them, 'Fear nothing; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here; look, there is the place where they laid him. 7But go and give this message to his disciples and Peter: "He will go on before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." ' 8Then they went out and ran away from the tomb, beside themselves with terror. They said nothing to anybody, for they were afraid.
[At this point some of the most ancient manuscripts bring the book to a close.]
And they delivered all these instructions briefly to Peter and his companions. Afterwards Jesus himself sent out by them from east to west the sacred and imperishable message of eternal salvation.
12Later he appeared in a different guise to two of them as they were walking, on their way into the country. 13These also went and took the news to the others, but again no one believed them.
14Afterwards while the Eleven were at table he appeared to them and reproached them for their incredulity and dullness, because they had not believed those who had seen him risen from the dead. 15Then he said to them: 'Go forth to every part of the world, and proclaim the Good News to the whole creation. 16Those who believe it and receive baptism will find salvation; those who do not believe will be condemned. 17Faith will bring with it these miracles: believers will cast out devils in my name and speak in strange tongues; 18if they handle snakes or drink any deadly poison, they will come to no harm; and the sick on whom they lay their hands will recover.'
19So after talking with them the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven, and he took his seat at the right hand of God; 20but they went out to make their proclamation everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed their words by the miracles that followed."
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