The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK COMETH MARY MAGDALENE (SEE THE NOTE AT ) EARLY, WHEN IT WAS YET DARK (SEE THE NOTE AT , AND AT ), UNTO THE SEPULCHRE, AND... [ Continue Reading ]
Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. THEN SHE RUNNETH - her whole soul strung to its utmost tension with trepidation and anxiety... [ Continue Reading ]
Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. PETER THEREFORE WENT FORTH, AND THAT - or 'the' OTHER DISCIPLE, AND CAME TO THE SEPULCHRE - to see with their own eyes.... [ Continue Reading ]
So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. SO THEY RAN BOTH TOGETHER: AND THE OTHER DISCIPLE (BEING THE YOUNGER OF THE TWO), DID OUTRUN PETER - but love, too, haply supplying swifter wings. How lively is the mention of this little particu... [ Continue Reading ]
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. AND HE STOOPING DOWN, [AND LOOKING IN]. The supplement here should not be printed in Italics, as the one Greek word [ parakupsas (G3879)] denotes both the stooping and the looking, as in John 20:11, and in 1 P... [ Continue Reading ]
Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, THEN COMETH SIMON PETER FOLLOWING HIM, AND - being of a bold, resolute character, he at once "went into the sepulchre" - and was rewarded with bright evidence of what had happened. AND SEETH TH... [ Continue Reading ]
And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. AND THE NAPKIN, THAT WAS ABOUT HIS HEAD, NOT LYING WITH THE LINEN CLOTHES - loosely, as if hastily thrown down, and indicative of a hurried and disorderly removal, BUT WRAPPED ... [ Continue Reading ]
Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. THEN WENT IN ALSO THAT (OR 'THE') OTHER DISCIPLE WHICH CAME FIRST TO THE SEPULCHRE. The repetition of this, in connection with his not having gone in until after Peter, seems to show that at the m... [ Continue Reading ]
For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. FOR AS YET THEY KNEW (UNDERSTOOD) NOT THE SCRIPTURE, THAT HE MUST RISE AGAIN FROM THE DEAD. In other words, they believed in His resurrection at first, not because they were prepared by Scripture to expect it; but fac... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. THEN THE DISCIPLES WENT AWAY AGAIN UNTO THEIR OWN HOME.... [ Continue Reading ]
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, BUT MARY STOOD WITHOUT AT THE SEPULCHRE WEEPING. Brief had been the stay of Peter and John. But Mary, who may have taken another way to the sepulchre after they left it, lingers at... [ Continue Reading ]
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. AND SEETH TWO ANGELS. There need be no difficulty in reconciling this with the accounts of the angelic appearances at the sepulchre in the other Gospels; since there can be no re... [ Continue Reading ]
And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. AND THEY SAY UNTO HER, WOMAN, WHY WEEPEST THOU? - You would think the vision too much for a lone woman. But absorbed in the one Object of her affect... [ Continue Reading ]
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. AND WHEN SHE HAD THUS SAID, SHE TURNED HERSELF BACK, AND SAW JESUS STANDING, AND KNEW NOT THAT IT WAS JESUS.... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. JESUS SAITH UNTO HER, WOMAN, WHY WEEPEST THOU? WHOM SEEKEST THOU? - questions wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. JESUS SAITH UNTO HER, MARY! It is not now the distant, though respectful "Woman." It is the oft-repeated name, uttered, no doubt, with all the wonted manner, and bringing a rush of unutterable a... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. JESUS SAITH UNTO HER, TOUCH ME NOT; FOR I AM NOT YET ASCENDED TO MY FATHER: - `Old familiaries must now giv... [ Continue Reading ]
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. MARY MAGDALENE CAME AND TOLD, [ erchetai (G2064 ) apangellousa (G518 ), RATHER, 'COMETH AND TELLETH'] THE DISCIPLES THAT SHE HAD SEEN THE LORD, AND THAT HE HAD SPOKEN THESE THINGS... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. THEN THE SAME DAY AT EVENING, BEING THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, WHEN THE DOOR... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. AND WHEN HE HAD SO SAID, HE SHOWED UNTO THEM HIS HANDS AND HIS SIDE - not only as ocular and tangible evidence of the reality of His resurrection (see the notes at Luke 24:3... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. THEN SAID JESUS TO THEM AGAIN - now that they were not only calmed, but prepared to listen to Him in a new character. PEACE BE UNTO YOU. The reiteration of these precious words shows that this was... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: AND WHEN HE HAD SAID THIS, HE BREATHED ON THEM - a symbolical and expressive conveyance to them of the Spirit, which in Scripture is so often compared to breath (see the note at ); AND SAITH UNTO TH... [ Continue Reading ]
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. WHOSE SOEVER SINS YE REMIT, THEY ARE REMITTED UNTO THEM; AND WHOSE SOEVER SINS YE RETAIN, THEY ARE RETAINED. In any literal and authoritative sense this power was never exercised by one o... [ Continue Reading ]
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. BUT THOMAS, ONE OF THE TWELVE, CALLED DIDYMUS, WAS NOT WITH THEM WHEN JESUS CAME - that is, on the evening of the resurrection-day. Why he was absent we know not; but we cannot persuade ourselves, with Stier, Alfor... [ Continue Reading ]
The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. THE OTHER DISCIPLES THEREFORE SAID UNTO HIM, WE... [ Continue Reading ]
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. AND AFTER EIGHT DAYS - that is, on the eighth or first day of the following week. They themselves probably met every day during... [ Continue Reading ]
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. THEN SAITH HE TO THOMAS, REACH HITHER THY FINGER, AND BEHOLD MY HANDS; AND REACH HITHER THY HAND, AND THRUST IT. This is here rather... [ Continue Reading ]
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. [AND]. This "And" is evidently no part of the genuine text. THOMAS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM, MY LORD AND MY GOD. That Thomas did not do what Jesus invited him to do, and what he had made the condition of his believing, seems plain fro... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. JESUS SAITH UNTO HIM, [THOMAS]. The word enclosed in brackets is almost totally destitute of authority. BECAUSE THOU HAST SEEN ME, THOU HAST BELIEVED - words... [ Continue Reading ]
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: AND MANY OTHER SIGNS - or 'miracles' truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book.... [ Continue Reading ]
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. BUT THESE ARE WRITTEN (AS SUFFICIENT SPECIMENS), THAT YE MIGHT BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD; AND THAT BELIEVING YE MIGHT HAVE LIFE -... [ Continue Reading ]