. ▁Hill ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁three ▁verse ▁section ▁that ▁begins ▁here ▁is ▁a ▁partial ▁double t ▁for ▁the ▁conversation ▁with ▁the ▁ang el ▁at ▁Matthew ▁ 2 8 : 5 - 7 . ▁This ▁appearance ▁is ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁Luke ' s ▁account ▁and ▁also ▁from ▁Paul ' s ▁list ▁of ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 1 ▁Cor inth ians . ▁France ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁invalid ity ▁of ▁female ▁witness es ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁could ▁be ▁the ▁reason ▁Luke ▁and ▁Paul ▁left ▁out ▁this ▁event . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁verse ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁New ▁Testament ▁where ▁Jesus ▁meets ▁someone , ▁in ▁other ▁pass ages ▁it ' s ▁always ▁someone ▁else ▁meeting ▁Jesus . ▁N ol land ▁sees ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁distinct ▁privile ge ▁for ▁the ▁women . ▁The ▁women ▁then ▁come ▁to ▁Jesus , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁standard ▁in ▁the ▁g osp els , ▁though ▁later ▁at ▁Matthew ▁ 2 8 : 1 6 ▁that ▁pattern ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁broken ▁when ▁Jesus ▁comes ▁to ▁the ▁dis ci ples . ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁Jesus ▁uses ▁to ▁gre et ▁the ▁women ▁transl ates ▁as ▁either ▁" good ▁morning " ▁or ▁" re jo ice ." ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁standard ▁Greek ▁gre eting ▁used ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁and ▁is ▁thus ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁modern ▁hello . ▁France ▁notes ▁the ▁contrast ▁between ▁this ▁hum ble ▁gre eting ▁of ▁Jesus ' ▁with ▁the ▁elev ated ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁ang el ▁at ▁Matthew ▁ 2 8 : 5 - 6 . ▁Jesus ▁has ▁previously ▁used ▁this