place in the wall just opposite the door for the body. Joseph and
Nicodemus laid the body of Jesus in this new grave. Then they came
out, and rolled a great round stone over the door, and went away.

Jesus was crucified on Friday, and now it was Sunday. It was very
early in the morning. The soldiers were watching at the grave of
Jesus, and all was still; when suddenly the earth began to tremble and
shake. And behold, an angel came down from heaven, and rolled away the
stone at the door of the tomb, and the Lord of Life came out. The
soldiers did not see Jesus, but they did see the shining angel. The
Roman soldiers shook with fright. They were so frightened that they
had no strength left in them, and as soon as they could they ran away
from the place.

And now that the soldiers had gone, some women came near--Mary
Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Joanna, Salome, and at least one
or two more women. They had brought with them some sweet-smelling
spices, which they had made or bought, to put round the body of Jesus.
The light was beginning to come in the sky, to show that the sun would
be up soon, but it was still rather dark. As the women came along,
they said one to the other, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from
the door of the tomb?' For it was very great. Then they looked, and
behold! the stone was gone. And Mary Magdalene ran back to the city,
to tell Peter and John that the door of the tomb was open. But the
other women went on, and went into the tomb where they had seen Jesus
laid. He was not there now, but an angel in a long white robe was
sitting on the right-hand side of the tomb. Then the women saw two
angels standing by them in shining clothes, and they were afraid, and
fell on their faces to the ground. Then one of the angels said to
them, 'Fear not. He is not here; He is risen.'