“And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.”
Don't be alarmed, he said. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him — the four-part announcement: don't be alarmed (the angel's first word to every person in the annunciation stories), you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified (identifying who is meant precisely), he has risen (the proclamation — ēgerthē, he was raised, divine passive), he is not here (the evidence). See the place: the empty space is the evidence for the empty tomb — look at where the body was laid and is no longer.
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