John 20:1-10

Mary Magdalene went to tomb. Mark 16:1 tells us they were going to anoint the body. When they got there they found that the stone had been removed. On finding this she ran to Peter and the other disciple (probably John). Despite having denied Jesus, Peter seemed to still be leading the group of disciples. Mary's first reaction was that "they" had taken the body of Jesus. It is not clear who "they" refers to, may have been the Jews or the Romans. Note that there was no thought of resurrection. The disciples had no concept of resurrection prior to the resurrection of Jesus.

John arrived first, saw strips of linen, but Peter ran straight into the tomb when he got there. The presence of the strips of linen (which would have been used to wrap up the body of Jesus) clearly indicate that the body had not been stolen. If it had, the thieves would have wanted to leave them on to help them carry the body. John may also be drawing a comparison with the raising of Lazarus, who came out of the tomb still wrapped in cloth. The resurrection of Jesus was an altogether different event. Lazarus was raised to his old life, and died again later. Jesus was raised to a new order of life.

John, the other disciple, seems to have realised what had happened. The disciples then returned to where they had been staying.