A time of renewal

New International Version
Luke 23: 50-56

Jesus Is Buried

50 A man named Joseph was a member of the Jewish Council. He was a good and honest man.
51 He had not agreed with what the leaders had decided and done. He was from Arimathea, a town in Judea. He was waiting for God’s kingdom.
52 Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.
53 He took it down and wrapped it in linen cloth. Then he put it in a tomb cut in the rock. No one had ever been buried there.
54 It was Preparation Day. The Sabbath was about to begin.
55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph. They saw the tomb and how Jesus’ body was placed in it.
56 Then they went home. There they prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath day in order to obey the Law.

Luke 24: 1-7

Jesus Rises From the Dead

1 It was very early in the morning on the first day of the week. The women took the spices they had prepared. Then they went to the tomb.
2 They found the stone rolled away from it.
3 When they entered the tomb, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 They were wondering about this. Suddenly two men in clothes as bright as lightning stood beside them.
5 The women were terrified. They bowed down with their faces to the ground. Then the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
6 Jesus is not here! He has risen! Remember how he told you he would rise. It was while he was still with you in Galilee.
7 He said, ‘The Son of Man must be handed over to sinful people. He must be nailed to across. On the third day he will rise from the dead.’ ”