The women had not all come to the tomb from the same direction. Mary Magdalene was the first to reach the place; and upon seeing that the stone was removed, she hurried away to tell the disciples. Meanwhile the other women came up. A light was shining about the tomb, but the body of Jesus was not there. As they lingered about the place, suddenly they saw that they were not alone. A young man clothed in shining garments was sitting by the tomb. It was the angel who had rolled away the stone. He had taken the guise of humanity that he 789 might not alarm these friends of Jesus. Yet about him the light of the heavenly glory was still shining, and the women were afraid. They turned to flee, but the angel's words stayed their steps. "Fear not ye," he said; "for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead." Again they look into the tomb, and again they hear the wonderful news. Another angel in human form is there, and he says, "Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."

Ikke alle kvinderne var kommet til graven fra det samme sted. Maria Magdalene var den første, der nåede derhen, og da hun så, at stenen var flyttet, skyndte hun sig bort for at fortælle det til disciplene. I mellemtiden var de andre kvinder nået derhen. Et lysskær skinnede over graven, men Jesu legeme var der ikke. Medens de tøvede i nærheden, så de pludselig, at de ikke var alene. En ung mand, klædt i skinnende hvide klæder, sad ved graven. Det var den engel, der havde væltet stenen bort. Han havde iført sig menneskeskikkelse for ikke at skræmme disse venner af Jesus. Men alligevel strålede den himmelske herligheds lys stadig om ham, og kvinderne blev bange. De vendte sig om for at flygte bort, men ved engelens ord standsede de deres skridt. "Frygt ikke!" sagde han, "thi jeg ved, at det er Jesus, den korsfæstede, I søger efter. Han er ikke her; thi han er opstanden, som han har sagt. Kom og se stedet, hvor han lå! Og skynd jer hen og sig til hans disciple, at han er opstanden fra de døde." Atter ser de ind i graven, og atter hører de den vidunderlige tidende. Derinde var der en anden engel i menneskeskikkelse, og han siger: "Hvorfor leder I efter den levende blandt de døde? Han er ikke her, men han er opstanden; kom i hu, hvorledes han talte til jer, da han endnu var i Galilæa, og sagde, at Menneskesønnen skulle overgives i syndige menneskers hænder og korsfæstes og opstå på den tredje dag."