But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They...

The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the...

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the...

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark… There is something simply perfect about the fact that the Easter story begins both on the first day of a new week and while it was still dark. Think about it. It is the first day of the week. The first day of the week calls to mind...

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. And, at last, we’ve arrived. John 3:16 is, quite literally, the most famous verse in the Bible. It has been translated into more languages than any other piece...

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. One further word on these verses as they reference a story that is perhaps not as well known to us but gives us insight into how John understands...