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Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

Resurrection

John 20:16

John 20:11–18

11But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb. 12She saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain — one at the head and one at the feet. 13They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I don't know where they've put him." 14After saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she didn't know it was Jesus. 15Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?" Thinking he was the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you put him, and I will take him away." 16Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him, "Rabboni!" — which means "Teacher." 17Jesus said to her, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" 18Mary Magdalene went and told the disciples, "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them what he had said to her.

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What happened?

Mary Magdalene stood outside the tomb, weeping. She saw Jesus standing there but did not know it was him, and thought he was the gardener. When he said her name, she knew him. He sent her to tell his brothers that he was going up to his Father and their Father. She went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord.

Who is here?

  • Mary Magdalene

Where this fits

Event 2 of 5 in Resurrection: The empty tomb and Jesus' first appearances to his followers.

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