A:It is in Matthew's Gospel that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were the first to see the risen Jesus, as they returned from the grave, having been told by an angel that he was not there. But each of the other gospels tells us a different account of the risen Jesus' first appearance.
Mark's Gospel originally ended at verse 16:8, when he told the women that Jesus was risen and they fled in terror, telling no one. In this original version, the risen Jesus appeared to no one at all. The 'Long Ending' (verses 16:9-20) was added much later but says that early the same day, Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene only.
Luke's Gospel says that Jesus first appeared to two men as they walked on the road to Emmaus. They were Cleopas and possibly Peter.
In John's Gospel, Jesus also first appeared to Mary Magdalene, but this time in the garden at the tomb, where she thought he was the gardener.
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