of the tribe of Zebulun ◆ twelve thousand,

of the tribe of Joseph ◆ twelve thousand,

and of the tribe of Benjamin ◆ twelve thousand were sealed.

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

One of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?” I told him, “My lord, you know.”

Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week,

Mary Magdalene ◆ and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

Behold, there was a great earthquake,

for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky and came and rolled away the stone from the door and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

For fear of him, the guards shook, and became like dead men. The angel answered the women, “Don’t be afraid,

for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.

He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said.