2And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for
an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
3And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white
as snow.
4The guards shook for
fear of him and became like dead men.
5The
angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.
6"He is not here, for He has risen, just as He
said. Come, see the place where He was lying.
7"Go
quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you
will see Him; behold, I have told you."
8And
they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples.
9And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of
His feet and worshiped Him.
