New International Reader's Version

John 20:6-14 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

6. Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived. He went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there.

7. He also saw the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself. It was separate from the linen.

8. The disciple who had reached the tomb first also went inside. He saw and believed.

9. They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.

10. Then the disciples went back to their homes.

11. But Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she cried, she bent over to look into the tomb.

12. She saw two angels dressed in white. They were seated where Jesus' body had been. One of them was where Jesus' head had been laid. The other sat where his feet had been placed.

13. They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?" "They have taken my Lord away," she said. "I don't know where they have put him."

14. Then she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn't realize that it was Jesus.