The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. (John 20:1)
[The Resurrection,John 20:1-18=Matt. 28:1-15=Mark 16:1-11=Luke 24:1-12. Major comment: Matthew and John. See See The Resurrection and Subsequent Events; Crucifixion In Relation To Passover, Passion Week, the Resurrection to Ascension, Palestine Under the Herodians.] For a discussion of the sequence of events of ch. 20 see Additional Note on Matt. 28.