The women of Galilee had remained with the disciple John to see what disposition would be made of the body of Jesus, which was very precious to them, although their faith in him as the promised Messiah had perished with him. The disciples were plunged in sorrow; they were so overwhelmed by the events which had transpired that they were unable to recall the words of Jesus stating that just such things would take place concerning him. The women were astonished to see Joseph and Nicodemus, both honored and wealthy councilors, as anxious and interested as themselves for the proper disposal of the body of Jesus. {3SP 174.3}

Kvinderne fra Galilæa var blevet tilbage med disciplen Johannes for at se, hvad man ville gøre med Jesu legeme. Dette var dem endnu meget dyrebart, skønt deres tro på han som den lovede Messias forsvandt, da han døde. (175) Disciplene var overvældede af sorg. De begivenheder, som havde gået for sig, havde virket således på dem, at de ikke var i stand til at ihukomme Jesu ord, da han erklærede, at netop disse ting skulle ske. Kvinderne forundrede sig over at se, at Josef og Nikodemus, disse ærede og rige rådsherrer, var ligeså ivrige og nidkære som de selv for, at Jesu legeme skulle få en passende begravelse.