LESSON 87
SUDDENLY, JESUS…
Matthew 28
Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
28 The day after the Sabbath day was the first day of the week. That
day at dawn Mary
Magdalene and the other woman named Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 Suddenly an angel of the Lord came from the sky, and there was a huge earthquake. The angel went to the
tomb and rolled the stone away from the entrance. Then he sat on top
of the stone. 3 The angel
was shining as bright as lightning. His clothes were as white as snow. 4 The soldiers guarding the tomb were very afraid of the
angel. They shook with fear and then became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women,
“Don’t be afraid. I know you are looking for Jesus, the one
who was killed on the cross.6 But he is not here. He has risen from death,
as he said he would. Come and see the place where his body was. 7 And go
quickly and tell his followers, ‘Jesus has risen from death. He is going into
Galilee and will be there before you. You will see him there.’” Then the angel
said, “Now I have told you.” 8 So the
women left the tomb quickly. They were afraid, but they were also very happy.
They ran to tell his followers what happened. 9 Suddenly, Jesus was there in front of them. He said, “Hello!” The women
went to him and, holding on to his feet,
worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be
afraid. Go tell my followers to go to Galilee. They will see me
there.” 11 The women went to tell the followers.
