nto their own
home. But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping: so, as she
wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; and she beholdeth two
angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where
the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why
weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my
Lord, and I know not where they have laid Him. When she had thus
said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth Jesus standing, and
knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest
thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing Him to be the gardener,
saith unto Him, Sir, if thou hast borne Him hence, tell me where
thou hast laid Him, and I will take Him away, Jesus saith unto her,
Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto Him in Hebrew, Rabboni;
which is to say, Master. Jesus saith to her, Touch Me not; for I am
not yet ascended unto the Father: but go unto My brethren, and say
to them, I ascend unto My Father and your Father, and My God and
your God. Mary Magdalene cometh and telleth the disciples, I have
seen the Lord; and how that He had said these things unto
her."--JOHN xx. 1-18.

John gives no narrative of the Resurrection itself. He gives us what is
much more valuable--a brief account of the manner in which he himself
was convinced that a resurrection had taken place. His shy nature, his
modest reluctance to put himself forward or use the first person in his
narrative, does not prevent him from seeing that the testimony of one
who, like himself, was an eyewitness of the facts is invaluable; and
nothing but additional interest and reality is added to his testimony by
the varied periphrases with which he veils his identity, as "the
disciple whom Jesus loved," "that other disciple," and so forth.

When Mary brought the startling intelligence that the tomb was empty,
Peter and John instantly made for the spot at the top of their speed.
The older man was left behind by John, but natural reverence kept him
from entering the rocky chamber. He looked in, however, and to his
surprise saw enough to convince him that the body had not been removed
for interment elsewhere or to be cast out with the bodies of criminals.
For there were the linen cloths in which He had been wrapped, carefully
taken off and left behind. The impression made by this circumstance was
confirmed when Peter came up, and they bot