Very early on Sunday morning, the women went to Jesus' tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared.
They found the stone rolled away from the entrance to the tomb, so they went in; but they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
They stood there puzzled about this, when suddenly two angels in bright shining clothes stood by them. Full of fear, the women bowed down to the ground as the angels said to them, "Why are you looking among the dead for One who is alive? He is not here; he has been raised. Remember what he said to you while he was in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be handed over to sinful men, be crucified, and three days later rise to life.'"
The women remembered His words, returned from the tomb, and told all of these things to the disciples and all the rest.
The women were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James. They and the other women told these things to the apostles. But the apostles thought that what they said was nonsense and they did not believe them.
Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw the grave cloths, but nothing else. Then he went back home, amazed at what happened.
From the Good News Bible
