015:043 Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in expectation of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus. 015:044 But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead; 015:045 and having ascertained the fact he granted the body to Joseph. 015:046 He, having bought a sheet of linen, took Him down, wrapped Him in the sheet and laid Him in a tomb hewn in the rock; after which he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. 015:047 Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was put. 016:001 When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, in order to come and anoint His body. 016:002 So, very soon after sunrise on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb; 016:003 and they were saying to one another, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?" 016:004 But then, looking up, they saw that the stone was already rolled back: for it was of immense size. 016:005 Upon entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at their right hand, clothed in a long white robe. They were astonished and terrified. 016:006 But he said to them, "Do not be terrified. It is Jesus you are looking for--the Nazarene who has been crucified. He has come back to life: He is not here: this is the place where they laid Him. 016:007 But go and tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you into Galilee: and that there you will see Him, as He told you." 016:008 So they came out, and fled from the tomb, for they were greatly agitated and surprised; and they said not a word to any one, for they were afraid. 016:009 [But He rose to life early on the first day of the week, and appeared first to Mary of Magdala from whom He had expelled seven demons. 016:010 She went and brought the tidings to those who had been with Him, as they were mourning and weeping. 016:011 But they, when they were told that He was alive and that she had seen Him, could not believe it. 016:012 Afterwards He showed Himself in another form to two of them as they were walking, on their way into the country. 016:013 These, again, went and told the news to the rest; but not even them did they believe. 016:014 Later still He showed Himself to the Eleven themselves whilst they were at table, and He upbraided them with their unbelief and obstinacy in not having believed those who had seen Him alive. 016:015 Then He said to them, "Go the whole world over, and proclaim the Good News to all mankind.