Ignorant of what was even then taking place, they drew near the garden, saying as they went, "Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher?" They knew that they could not remove the stone, yet they kept on their way. And lo, the heavens were suddenly alight with glory that came not from the rising sun. The earth trembled. They saw that the great stone was rolled away. The grave was empty.

Uden at vide, hvad der netop nu fandt sted, nærmede de sig haven og sagde, medens de gik: "Hvem skal vælte os stenen fra indgangen til graven" De vidste godt, at de ikke kunne flytte stenen, men alligevel blev de ved med at gå. Og se, pludselig oplystes himmelen af en stråleglans, der ikke stammede fra den opgående sol. Jorden bævede. De så, at den store sten var væltet til side. Graven var tom.