13. For after the vision of the Angels,
Jesus came as His own Herald; and the Gospel says, And behold Jesus
met them, saying, All hail! and they came and took hold of His
feet Matt. xxviii. 9.. They took
hold of Him, that it might be fulfilled, I will hold Him, and will
not let Him go. Though the woman was weak in body, her spirit
was manful. Many waters quench not love, neither do rivers
drown it Cant.
viii. 7.; He was dead whom
they sought, yet was not the hope of the Resurrection quenched.
And the Angel says to them again, Fear not ye; I say not to the
soldiers, fear not, but to you Matt. xxviii. 5. The emphatic ὑμεῖς is rightly interpreted by Cyril
as distinguishing the women from the frightened sentinels.;
as for them, let them be afraid, that, taught by experience, they may
bear witness and say, Truly this was the Son of God Matt. xxvii. 54.; but you ought not to be afraid, for
perfect love casteth out fear 1 John iv. 18.. Go,
tell His disciples that He is risen Matt. xxviii. 7.;
and the rest. And they depart with joy, yet full of fear; is this
also written? yes, the second Psalm, which relates the Passion of
Christ, says, Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice unto Him with
trembling Ps. ii. 11.;—rejoice, because of the risen
Lord; but with trembling, because of the earthquake, and the
Angel who appeared as lightning.