It was well known to the priests and rulers that certain persons who were dead had risen at the resurrection of Jesus. Authentic reports were brought to them of different ones who had seen and conversed with these resurrected ones, and heard their testimony that Jesus, the Prince of life, whom the priests and rulers had slain, was risen from the dead (The Spirit of Prophecy 3:223).{5BC 1109.8}

Det var velkendt for præsterne og herskerne at visse personer, som var døde var oprejst sig ved Jesu genopstandelse. De fik autentiske efterretninger fra de forskellige som havde set og samtalet med disse genopstandne, og hørte deres vidnesbyrd at Jesus, livets Fyrste, hvem præsterne og rådsherren havde slået ihjel, var oprejste fra døde (3SP 223).