a. Mark 16:9. Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. Matt 28:6. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Luke 24:51. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. Acts 1:9. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.