Mary in the Garden: John 20:1-18
Cinematic retelling of Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb
This is vivid retellings.
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
Still dark. Mary couldn't wait for full daylight. Grief drove her to the tomb before dawn. The stone—massive, sealed, guarded—was moved.
So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!
Running. Breathless report. They have taken him. Mary's first assumption: grave robbery, body theft. Not resurrection—that didn't cross her mind yet.
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