And behold, there was a great earthquake, and the angel of the Lord, who had come down from heaven, came and rolled away the stone from the door of the Sepulchre, and sat down on it. Those who guarded him were shaken with fear of him, and became as dead (Matt. 28:2-4).

And Mary Magdalene, after buying fragrances, leaving her friends, again hurries to the Sepulchre. Having overtaken the Galilean women who were also going there, she came to the Sepulcher early in the morning on the first day of the week, when it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been rolled away from the Sepulchre.

Under this impression she runs and comes to Simon Peter and to another disciple whom Jesus loved, and says to them, "They have taken Gosiod out of the Sepulchre, and we do not know where they have laid Him." Hearing this, Peter went out, as well as the other disciple, and went to the Sepulcher (John 20:1-3).

At the time when Mary Magdalene ran to Peter and John, the Galilean women who followed her approached the Sepulchre, carrying the prepared aromas. It had just dawn on the first day of the week when they arrived. And they found the stone scorched from the Sepulchre, and when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, while they were perplexed about these things, that behold, two men stood before them in robes of resplendour, and when they were in fear, and bent their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why do you seek the living with the dead? He is not here, but he has risen; remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and rise again on the third day." And they remembered His words, and departed from the Sepulchre, that when they returned, they might declare all these things to the eleven and to all the rest (Luke 24:1-9).

Meanwhile, Peter and John were hurrying with Mary Magdalene to the Sepulchre. They both ran together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and came to the Sepulchre first, and, bending down, saw the swaddling clothes lying there, but he did not enter inside. Simon Peter also came after him and entered the Sepulchre, and saw the swaddling clothes lying there, and the cloth that was on Her head, not lying together with the swaddling clothes, but specially rolled in one place. Then another disciple, who had come first to the Sepulchre, also entered, and was convinced: they did not yet know the Scriptures, that He was to rise from the dead. And the disciples went back to their home (John 20:4-10).

Mary stood weeping at the Sepulchre. And while she was weeping, she bent down into the Tomb and saw two angels in white, sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus lay. And they said to her, "Wife, why do you weep?" she said to them, "They have taken my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." And when she had said these things, she turned back, and saw Jesus standing, and did not recognize him. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" Who are you looking for? She, thinking that it was the gardener, said to Him: "Lord, if you have carried Him out, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him." Jesus said to her, "Mary! Turning, she says to Him. Rabbi, that is, the Teacher! Jesus said to her, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father, but go to my brethren and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and to my God and to your God.' And obeying the word, Mary Magdalene goes to tell her disciples that she had seen the Lord, and this is what He said to her (John 20:11-18).

And the early morning of the first day of the week was getting lighter and brighter, and the sun was already rising. Mary Magdalene's friends, who bought fragrances with her, Mary Jacob and Salome, and after them the other Mary, come to the Sepulchre at this time. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll away the stone from the door of the Sepulchre?

And when they looked, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, and it was very large. And when they entered into the Sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right, clothed in a white robe; And they were horrified. And the angel began to speak, and said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth crucified." He is risen; He is not here. Come here, see, this is the place where He was laid. Go quickly, and tell His disciples and Peter that He has risen from the dead, and is going before you in Galilee. There you will see Him, as He told you. And hastening out of the Sepulchre with fear and great joy, they ran to tell His disciples (M. 16:1-8, Matt. 28:5-8), and Mary of James, seized with trembling and terror, went separately straight to Peter.

And as they went, behold, Jesus met them, and said, Rejoice! And they came and took hold of Her feet and worshipped Him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid!" Go and tell My brethren to go into Galilee, and there they will see Me (Matthew 28:9-10).

Meanwhile, the Galilean women, returning to the city of the Sepulchre, announced to the eleven and all the rest all that had happened to them, that is, the appearance of the angels and their announcement of the resurrection. They were joined by Mary Magdalene and Mary of James, so that they all spoke together to the Apostles. But Peter got up and ran to the Sepulchre, and stooped down and saw only the swaddling clothes lying there, and departed, marveling within himself at what had happened (Luke 24:9-12).

But Mary Magdalene and Mary of James, confirming before all those assembled, in the midst of general distrust, the testimony of the Galilean women, could not in any way dare to add to it what they alone had seen and heard. They said nothing to anyone, neither about the command to Peter and the other disciples to go to Galilee, nor about the appearance of the Lord Himself. They were afraid to speak about it openly in front of everyone and waited until there were only eleven (Mark 16:8).

And so, when this moment came, Mary Magdalene announced to them, "who were with Him," weeping and weeping, that she had seen the Lord, and relayed the words that He had spoken to her. But when they heard that He was alive and that she had seen Him, they did not believe (Mark 16:9-11).

Such was Sunday night. Thus the various movements of the myrrh-bearing women took place; in this way they received different and separate impressions, and in this way the material was created for their stories, unlike one another, transmitted by the Evangelists.

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