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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Matthew 28 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/matthew/28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/matthew/28-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Matthew 28</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/27.htm" title="Matthew 27">◄</a> Matthew 28 <a href="../mark/1.htm" title="Mark 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">Jesus Is Alive</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="MRK 16:1-8">Mark 16.1-8</ref>; <ref loc="LUK 24:1-12">Luke 24.1-12</ref>; <ref loc="JHN 20:1-10">John 20.1-10</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v40_28_1"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.1" class="v40_28_1">1</span>The Sabbath was over, and it was almost daybreak on Sunday when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. </span><span class="v40_28_2"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.2" class="v40_28_2">2</span>Suddenly a strong earthquake struck, and the Lord's angel came down from heaven. He rolled away the stone and sat on it. </span><span class="v40_28_3"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.3" class="v40_28_3">3</span>The angel looked as bright as lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. </span><span class="v40_28_4"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.4" class="v40_28_4">4</span>The guards shook from fear and fell down, as though they were dead.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v40_28_5"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.5" class="v40_28_5">5</span>The angel said to the women, “Don't be afraid! I know you are looking for Jesus, who was nailed to a cross. </span><span class="v40_28_6"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.6" class="v40_28_6">6</span>He isn't here! God has raised him to life, just as Jesus said he would. Come, see the place where his body was lying. </span><span class="v40_28_7"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.7" class="v40_28_7">7</span>Now hurry! Tell his disciples he has been raised to life and is on his way to Galilee. Go there, and you will see him. This is what I came to tell you.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v40_28_8"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.8" class="v40_28_8">8</span>The women were frightened and yet very happy, as they hurried from the tomb and ran to tell his disciples. </span><span class="v40_28_9"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.9" class="v40_28_9">9</span>Suddenly Jesus met them and greeted them. They went near him, held on to his feet, and worshiped him. </span><span class="v40_28_10"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.10" class="v40_28_10">10</span>Then Jesus said, “Don't be afraid! Tell my followers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”</span></p><h3 class="s1">Report of the Guard</h3><p class="par"><span class="v40_28_11"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.11" class="v40_28_11">11</span>While the women were on their way, some soldiers who had been guarding the tomb went into the city. They told the chief priests everything that had happened. </span><span class="v40_28_12"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.12" class="v40_28_12">12</span>So the chief priests met with the leaders and decided to bribe the soldiers with a lot of money. </span><span class="v40_28_13"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.13" class="v40_28_13">13</span>They said to the soldiers, “Tell everyone that Jesus' disciples came during the night and stole his body while you were asleep. </span><span class="v40_28_14"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.14" class="v40_28_14">14</span>If the governor<a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.28.14!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> hears about this, we will talk to him. You won't have anything to worry about.” </span><span class="v40_28_15"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.15" class="v40_28_15">15</span>The soldiers took the money and did what they were told. The people of Judea still tell each other this story.</span></p><h3 class="s1">What Jesus' Followers Must Do</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="MRK 16:14-18">Mark 16.14-18</ref>; <ref loc="LUK 24:36-49">Luke 24.36-49</ref>; <ref loc="JHN 20:19-23">John 20.19-23</ref>; <ref loc="ACT 1:6-8">Acts 1.6-8</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v40_28_16"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.16" class="v40_28_16">16</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.28.16!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Jesus' eleven disciples went to a mountain in Galilee, where Jesus had told them to meet him. </span><span class="v40_28_17"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.17" class="v40_28_17">17</span>They saw him and worshiped him, but some of them doubted.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v40_28_18"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.18" class="v40_28_18">18</span>Jesus came to them and said:</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v40_28_18">I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth! </span><span class="v40_28_19"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.19" class="v40_28_19">19</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Matt.28.19!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, </span><span class="v40_28_20"><span class="reftext" id="Matt.28.20" class="v40_28_20">20</span>and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">28.14 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">governor: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Pontius Pilate.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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