Their fear is in sharp contrast to how they behaved once Jesus sent the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, at which point the disciples spoke out boldly about Jesus and the resurrection ( Acts 2:14-41). When Jesus appeared to the disciples after His resurrection, the Bible states, The disciples were fearful of the Jewish leaders because of the possibility of being arrested or even killed since they knew that Jesus was sentenced to death by crucifixion.Įven on the day of the resurrection, the disciples remained in hiding. The only disciple present at the crucifixion of Jesus was John, but all the other gospel accounts fail to mention the disciples at Jesus’ death ( John 19:26). While Peter and John did follow Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest ( John 18:15), Peter denied the Lord out of fear of being arrested or associated with Jesus ( Luke 22:54-62).įrom these passages, it is clear that the disciples were fearful and went into hiding once Jesus was arrested and sentenced to death. At Jesus’ betrayal and arrest, the disciples abandoned Jesus and ran for their lives ( Matthew 26:56 Mark 14:50).
One possibility why the disciples did not go to the tomb was because they were afraid of what the Jews might do to them if they were caught.
While Christians today may wonder why the disciples were not present when the women found the empty tomb, they can be assured that everything worked out according to God’s perfect plan. While the Bible does not specifically state why the 11 disciples did not go to the tomb while the women did go, there are a few possibilities based on Scripture.Īfter examining these possibilities, the reason why the women did go to the tomb and the significance of them being the first ones to learn of the resurrection will be discussed.
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