⁴ While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning^(A) stood beside them.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

¹¹ Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb^{(A) 12} and saw two angels in white,^(B) seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

¹⁰ They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white^(A) stood beside them.

⁵ As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe^(A) sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

² There was a violent earthquake,^(A) for an angel^(B) of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone^(C) and sat on it. ³ His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.^{(D) 4} The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

⁵ The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid,^(E) for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.^(F) Come and see the place where he lay.