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23:50-24:11 As it happened, there was a man called Joseph who
was a councillor. He was a good and
righteous man. He did not agree with
the council and what they had done.
He came from Arimathea, a Jewish city, which was waiting for the kingdom of God.
This man approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Taking it down he wrapped it in linen and
placed him in a tomb which was
hewn from stone. Nobody had as yet
been laid there. It was preparation
day and a Sabbath day was coming on.
The women who had come from Galilee
with (Jesus) were following behind.
They saw the tomb and how his body was placed there. Returning (back to their base) they
prepared spices and ointment.
On
the Sabbath they rested according to the requirement of the
commandment. But on the first day of
the week, while it was still very early they came to the tomb carrying the spices
which they had prepared. They found
that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb.
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Entering
in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. They were perplexed about this. Then behold there were two men standing
by them in shining clothing. They
were terrified and bent down with their faces to the ground. They (the two men) said to them. "Why are you looking for the one who
is alive amongst those who are dead?"
He is not here but has been raised.
Remember how he spoke to you while still in Galilee
saying "It behoves the Son of man to be delivered into the hands of
sinful men to be crucified. On the
third day he will rise again."
They (the women) remembered his words. Returning from the tomb they reported all
these things to the eleven and to all the rest. Now these women were Mary Magdalene and
Joanna and Mary the mother of James as well as others. They came and told
the apostles these things but it seemed to the them (the apostles) that
these words were folly and they disbelieved them (the women).
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