Trouble seemed crowding upon trouble. On the sixth day of the week they had seen their Master die; on the first day of the next week they found themselves deprived of His body, and they were accused of having stolen it away for the sake of deceiving the people. They despaired of ever correcting the false impressions that were gaining ground against them. They feared the enmity of the priests and the wrath of the people. They longed for the presence of Jesus, who had helped them in every perplexity.

Det var, som om vanskelighederne tårnede sig oven på hinanden. På den sjette dag i ugen havde de set deres Mester dø; på den første dag i den næste uge opdagede de, at man havde berøvet dem hans legeme, og at de blev beskyldt for at have stjålet det for at kunne bedrage folket. De fortvivlede ved tanken om nogensinde at kunne fjerne det falske indtryk, som flere og flere fik af dem. De frygtede præsternes fjendskab og folkets vrede. De længtes efter Jesu nærværelse, han, som havde hjulpet dem i alle vanskeligheder.