²⁰ But the chief priests and our religious leaders arrested him and handed him over to the Roman government to be condemned to death, and they crucified him. ²¹ We had thought he was the glorious Messiah and that he had come to rescue Israel.

“And now, besides all this—which happened three days ago— ^22-23 some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning and came back with an amazing report that his body was missing, and that they had seen some angels there who told them Jesus is alive!