| Scriptural References |
Events |
|---|---|
| Mt 28:2-4 | There is a great earthquake, not to let Jesus out of the tomb but to permit witnesses to enter. |
| Mt 28:1; Mk 16:1-4; Lk 24:1; Jn 20:1 | Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Salome, Joanna, and other women come to the tomb at daybreak, leaving their homes while it was still dark. |
| Jn 20:2 | Mary Magdalene runs to tell Peter and John. |
| Mt 28:5-8; Mk 16:2-8; Lk 24:2-7 | The other women enter the tomb and are addressed by the angel. |
| Jn 20:3-10; Lk 24:12 | Peter and John arrive at the tomb after the women have left. |
| Jn 20:11-18; Mk 16:9-11 “first” | Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene. |
| Mt 28:9-10 | Jesus appears to the other women. |
| Mt 28:11-15 | The chief priests and the elders bribe the guards to cover up the resurrection. |
| Lk 24:8-11 | The women tell the disciples. |
| 1 Cor 15:5; Lk 24:34; cf. Mk 16:7 | Jesus appears to Peter. |
| Mk 16:12-13; Lk 24:13-35 | Jesus appears to the Emmaus disciples. (the order of this event and the previous event could be interchanged) |
| Lk 24:36-49; Jn 20:19-23 | Jesus appears to the Ten in the locked room. |
| Post-Easter appearances by Jesus: 1) to the Eleven (Jn 20:24-29; Mk 16:14?) 2) to the Seven at the Sea of Galilee (Jn 21:1-23) 3) to the Eleven on a mountain in Galilee (Mt 28:16-20; Mk 16:15-18) 4) to 500 at one time (1 Cor 15:6) 5) to James (1 Cor 15:7) 6) the Ascension (Mk 16:19; Lk 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11) 7) to Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:3-6; 1 Cor 15:8) |
