| Who was there? |
Matthew 28:1 — Mary Magdalene and Yeshua's mother Mary |
Mark 16:1 — Mary Magdalene, Mother of James & Salome |
Luke 24:10 — Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary mother of James, others |
John 20:1 — Mary Magdalene |
| What are they all there to do? |
Matthew 28:1 — To see the tomb |
Mark 16:1 — Bring spices (they had already seen the tomb) |
Luke 23:55, 24:1 — Bring spices |
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| Is the tomb open? |
Matthew 28:2 — No |
Mark 16:4 — No |
Luke 24:2 — Yes |
John 20:1 — Yes |
| Who was there when they arrived? |
Matthew 28:2,7 — One angel |
Mark 16:5 — One young man |
Luke 24:4 — Two men |
John 20:1 — Just Magdalene |
| Where in the tomb are they? |
Matthew 28:2 — Angel sitting on the stone |
Mark 16:5 — Young man sitting inside on the right |
Luke 24:2 — Two men standing inside |
John 20:12 — Two angels sitting on either side of the bed |
| Is Jesus resurrected? Can they touch him? |
Matthew 28:9 — Yes resurrected, Yes can touch |
Mark 16:6 — Yes resurrected, No as he is not there |
Luke 24:6–8 — Yes resurrected, No as he is not there |
John 20:17 — Yes resurrected, No touchy |
| To whom did Jesus first appear? |
Matthew 28:16 — Eleven Disciples |
Mark 16:12,14 — First two disciples, then the eleven |
Luke 24:13,36 — Two to Emmaus, then all eleven |
John 20:14 — Mary Magdalene |
| Where did Jesus appear that evening? |
Matthew 28:16–17 — Mountain in Galilee (~100 mi away) |
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Luke 24:31,36 — Emmaus (~7 mi away), then Jerusalem |
John 20:19 — In a room that evening in Emmaus |