{Neither believed they them} (oude ekeinois episteusan).
The men fared no better than the women. But Luke's report of the
two on the way to Emmaus is to the effect that they met a hearty
welcome by them in Jerusalem ( Lu 24:33-35 ). This shows the
independence of the two narratives on this point. There was
probably an element who still discredited all the resurrection
stories as was true on the mountain in Galilee later when "some
doubted" ( Mt 28:17 ).