And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
The angel answered the women, “Don’t be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.
Matthew 28:5

“And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.”
— Matthew 28:5
The Three Marys at the Tomb — Hubert van Eyck · public domain
Easter is the center of the Christian calendar and the claim everything else stands on: "He is not here: for he is risen." These verses carry the resurrection from the empty-tomb accounts through Paul's systematic defense of it in 1 Corinthians 15 — the earliest written record of the event, composed within about twenty years of it.
Quick answer: The most-read verse for easter is Matthew 28:5: "And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified." Matthew 28:6 is the traditional second reading: "He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay." All fifteen verses below are shown in full King James text, public domain, with copy buttons and a modern-English toggle on every card.
| Observance | Date |
|---|---|
| Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 29, 2026 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 2, 2026 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 4, 2026 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 5, 2026 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
| Advent begins (4th Sunday before Christmas) | Sunday, November 29, 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) | Wednesday, February 10, 2027 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 21, 2027 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, March 25, 2027 |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 26, 2027 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, March 27, 2027 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, March 28, 2027 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 6, 2027 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 16, 2027 |
| Advent begins (4th Sunday before Christmas) | Sunday, November 28, 2027 |
| Christmas Day | Saturday, December 25, 2027 |
| Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) | Wednesday, March 1, 2028 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, April 9, 2028 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 13, 2028 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 14, 2028 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 15, 2028 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 16, 2028 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 25, 2028 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, June 4, 2028 |
| Advent begins (4th Sunday before Christmas) | Sunday, December 3, 2028 |
| Christmas Day | Monday, December 25, 2028 |
Easter's date moves each year (first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox); the connected days move with it. Computed with the standard Gregorian algorithm at build time.
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
The angel answered the women, “Don’t be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.
Matthew 28:5
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.
Matthew 28:6
And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him!
Mark 16:6
But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”
Mark 16:7
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
Acts 2:24
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
who was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
Romans 1:4
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over him!
Romans 6:9
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
1 Corinthians 15:3
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
1 Corinthians 15:4
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep.
1 Corinthians 15:20
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death,
Philippians 3:10
Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the offspring of David, according to my Good News,
2 Timothy 2:8
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
Revelation 1:18
These verses are read in the season itself — in services, around tables, in cards, and aloud at the gatherings the date calls for. Easter's date moves each year (first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox); the exact dates are computed below. The list also gets read in preparation: the weeks before, when the readings are chosen and the family texts are picked. 15 verses is deliberate: long enough to cover the occasion's full range, short enough to read through once.
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