Psalm 23:1; Galatians 2:1–10; Matthew 28 (2024)

The Lord Is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David.

Paul Accepted by the Apostles

1Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. 2I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those ^lwho seemed influential) the gospel that ^mI proclaim among the Gentiles, ⁿin order to make sure I was not running or had not ^orun in vain. 3But even Titus, who was with me, ^pwas not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek. 4^qYet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who ^rslipped in to spy out ^sour freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, ^tso that they might bring us into slavery—5to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that ^uthe truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. 6And from those ^vwho seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; ^wGod shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential ^xadded nothing to me. 7On the contrary, when they saw that I had been ^yentrusted with ^zthe gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised 8(for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles), 9and when James and Cephas and John, ^vwho seemed to be ^apillars, perceived the ^bgrace that was given to me, they ^cgave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. 10Only, they asked us to remember the poor, ^dthe very thing I was eager to do.

The Resurrection

1^mNow after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and ⁿthe other Mary went to see the tomb. 2And behold, there was a great earthquake, for ^oan angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3^pHis appearance was like lightning, and ^qhis clothing white as snow. 4And for fear of him the guards trembled and ^rbecame like dead men. 5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6He is not here, for he has risen, ^sas he said. Come, see the place where he¹ lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, ^the is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” 8So they departed quickly from the tomb ^uwith fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9And behold, Jesus ^vmet them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and ^wtook hold of his feet and ^xworshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; ^ygo and tell ^zmy brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

The Report of the Guard

11While they were going, behold, some of ^athe guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. 12And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers 13and said, “Tell people, ^b‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14And if this comes to ^cthe governor’s ears, we will ^dsatisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews ^eto this day.

The Great Commission

16Now the eleven disciples ^fwent to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17And when they saw him they ^gworshiped him, but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, ^h“All authority ⁱin heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19^jGo therefore and ^kmake disciples of ^lall nations, ^jbaptizing them ^min^{2 n}the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them ^oto observe all that ^pI have commanded you. And behold, ^qI am with you always, to ^rthe end of the age.”