Resurrection Chronology

Resurrection Chronology

Event	Matt. 28:1-15	Mark 16:1-20	Luke 24:1-12	John 20:1-18
First day of the week (Sunday)	1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.  2 And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.  3 And his appearance was like lightning, and his garment as white as snow;  4 and the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men	1 And when the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.  2 And very early on the first day of the week, they *came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?"	1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.	1a Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it *was still dark,
the stone was  moved		4 And looking up, they *saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was extremely large.	2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,	1b and *saw the stone already taken away from the tomb
Mary Magdalene ran and told Peter   Peter at tomb first			12 [But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he *saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at that which had happened.]	2 And so she *ran and *came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and *said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him."  3 Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they were going to the tomb.  4 And the two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter, and came to the tomb first;  5 and stooping and looking in, he *saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in.  6 Simon Peter therefore also *came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he *beheld the linen wrappings lying there,   7 and the face-cloth, which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.  8 So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb entered then also, and he saw and believed.  9 For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.  10 So the disciples went away again to their own homes.
three women at the tomb (Mk 16:1)		5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed.	3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.	11 But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;
two men (angels) appeared			4 And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling apparel;	12 and she *beheld two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.
Angel spoke	5And the angel answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.  6 "He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.  7 "And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going before you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you."	6 And he *said to them, "Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.  7 "But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He said to you.’"	5 and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead? 6 "He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,  7 saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."	13 And they *said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She *said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him."
women left tomb	8 And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples.	8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.	8 And they remembered His words,  9 and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
they see Jesus	9 And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.			14 When she had said this, she turned around, and *beheld Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.
Jesus speaks to them	10 Then Jesus *said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and take word to My brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they shall see Me."			15a Jesus *said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?"
Jesus and Mary Magdalene speak.  She clings to Jesus.				15bSupposing Him to be the gardener, she *said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away."  16 Jesus *said to her, "Mary!" She *turned and *said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher).  17 Jesus *said to her, "Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren, and say to them, ‘I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’"   18 Mary Magdalene *came, announcing to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that He had said these things to her.
They returned and reported what they saw.	11Now while they were on their way, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.  12 And when they had assembled with the elders and counseled together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,  13 and said, "You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’  14 "And if this should come to the governor’s ears, we will win him over and keep you out of trouble."  15 And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.	See comments on Mark 16:9-20 9 [Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.  10 She went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.  11 And when they heard that He was alive, and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.  12 And after that, He appeared in a different form to two of them, while they were walking along on their way to the country.  13 And they went away and reported it to the others, but they did not believe them either.  14 And afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.  15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.  16 "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.  17 "And these signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;  18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it shall not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."  19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.  20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.] [And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.]	10 Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles.  11 And these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.  12 [But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he *saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at that which had happened.]