What did you expect?

The women did not expect the empty tomb.

Mary thought the body was stolen.

Mary did not understand even when the angels told her.

Mary did not recognize Jesus.

It is not until we are called by name that we will recognize Jesus

The Disciples did not expect the empty tomb.

The disciples though the women were telling stories.

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11 but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.

The disciples did not understand the scriptures.

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3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

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45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,