Then the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who has been crucified.
But Jesus immediately said to them, “Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid.”
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
The guards were so afraid of him that they trembled and became like dead men.
But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen; he is not here. Behold, this is the place where they laid him.
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for yoʋ have found favor with God.
The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
But God raised him up, releasing him from the pangs of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?