Jesus died around three in the afternoon on Friday and was buried shortly thereafter. His Resurrection occurred by Dawn on Sunday. These verses from the Gospel of John recount the scene at the tomb early Sunday:
“Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
“So she ran, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple [John], the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.’
“Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first; and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
“Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying there, and the napkin, which had been on His head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself.
“Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.
“But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head, and one at the feet. They said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’
“She said to them, ‘Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.’
“Saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?’
“Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.’
“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, ‘Rab-boni!’ (which means teacher).” John 20: 1-16
He is Risen!
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