But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, Mary Magdala and some other women went to take a look at the tomb. And behold, there was an earthquake and the angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled the stone away and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning, and his garments as white as snow.

And those keeping guard were so frightened at the sight of him that they were agitated and they trembled and became like dead men.

 And as the women were frightened and were bowing their faces to the ground, the angel said to them, “Do not be alarmed and frightened, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, Who was crucified. He is not here. He is risen, as He said He would do. Come, see the place where He lay. Why do you look for the living among those who are dead? Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee that the Son of Man must be given over into the hands of sinful men, men whose way or nature is to act in opposition to God, and be crucified and on the third day rise from the dead?” (Psa. 16:10). And they remembered His words. “Go now quickly and tell His disciples, He has risen from the dead, and behold, He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you. So they left the tomb hastily with fear and great joy and ran to tell the disciples.

Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed and lifted out of the groove across the entrance of the tomb. She looked inside and realized that Jesus was no longer in the tomb. So she ran with haste and found Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus tenderly loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and I don not know where they have laid Him!”

After hearing the news of the empty tomb, Peter and the other disciple came out and they went towards the tomb. And they came running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and arrived at the tomb first. And stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not enter. Then Simon Peter came up, following him and went into the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. But the burial napkin, which had been around Jesus´ head, was not lying with the other linen cloths, but was still rolled up, wrapped round and round in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, went in too; and he saw and was convinced and believed. For as yet they did not know or understand the statement of Scripture that He must rise again from the dead. (Ps. 16:10). Then the disciples went back again to their homes.

But Mary remained standing outside the tomb sobbing. As she wept, she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they said to her, “Woman, why are you sobbing?” She told them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” On saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know or recognize that it was Jesus.

Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you crying so? For whom are you looking?” Supposing that it was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you carried Him away from here, tell me where you have put Him and I will take Him away.”

Jesus said to her, “Mary!” Turning around she said to Him in Hebrew, Rabboni! Which means Teacher or Master. Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, do not hold Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to My brethren and tell them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.”

Away went Mary Magdalene, bringing the disciples word that she had seen the Lord and that He had said these things to her.

While she was on her way, behold, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had occurred. And when they the chief priests had gathered with the elders and had consulted together, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers, and said, “Tell people, His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we were sleeping. And if the governor hears of it, we will appease him and make you safe and free from trouble and care. So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this story has been current among the Jews to the present day.