{With fear and great joy} (meta phobou kai charas
megal(8873)). A touch of life was this as the excited women ran
quickly (	achu edramon) as they had been told "to bring his
disciples word" (apaggeilai tois math(8874)ais autou). They had the
greatest piece of news that it was possible to have. Mark calls
it fear and ecstasy. Anything seemed possible now. Mark even says
that at first they told no one anything for they were afraid ( Mr
16:9 ), the tragic close of the text of Mark in Aleph and B, our
two oldest manuscripts. But these mingled emotions of ecstasy and
dread need cause no surprise when all things are considered.