Thereforethe soldiersdidthese things.But standingby the crossof Jesuswere His mother,and His mother'ssister,Marythe [wife] of Clopas,and MaryMagdalene.
While He was stillspeakingto the crowds,behold,His motherand brotherswere standingoutside,seekingto speakto Him.
[Nowafter He had risenearlyon the firstday of the week,He firstappearedto MaryMagdalene,from whomHe had castout sevendemons.
and a swordwill pierceevenyour ownsoul--to the endthat thoughtsfrom manyheartsmay be revealed."
And allHis acquaintancesand the womenwho accompaniedHim from Galileewere standingat a distance,seeingthese things.
One[of them], namedCleopas,answeredand saidto Him, "Are You the only onevisitingJerusalemand unawareof the things which have happenedherein thesedays?"
and [also] somewomenwhohad beenhealedof evilspiritsand sicknesses:Marywho was calledMagdalene,from whomsevendemonshad goneout,
Nowon the first[day] of the weekMaryMagdalenecameearlyto the tomb,while it was stilldark,and sawthe stone[already] taken awayfrom the tomb.
