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John 20:2

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,

And cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved - those two who were so soon to be associated in proclaiming the Saviour's resurrection, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Dear disciple! Thy dead Lord is to thee "The Lord" still.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse John 20:2. _THEN SHE RUNNETH_] This was after the women had seen the angels, who said he was risen from the dead, Luke 24:4. She told, not only Peter and John, but the other apostles also, Matt...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    For an account of the resurrection of Christ, see the notes at Matthew 28. John 20:9 THE SCRIPTURE - See Luke 24:26,...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 20 _ 1. The Empty Sepulchre. (John 20:1 .)_ 2. The Risen One and Mary of Magdala. (John 20:11 .) 3. The Gathered Company and He in the midst. (John 20:19 .) 4. The Second Time. ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JOHN 20. THE COMING OF THE RISEN LORD. John 20:1. The Empty Tomb. The gospel, as contrasted with the Appendix (John 20:21), follows what is now generally known as the Jerusalem tradition, which makes...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    BEWILDERED LOVE (John 20:1-10)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Mary from Magdala came to the tomb; and she saw the stone taken away from the tomb. So she ran and came to Simon Peter...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THEN. Therefore. TO. Greek. _pros._ App-104. OTHER. Greek. _altos._ App-124. JESUS. App-98. LOVED. used to love (imperf.) Greek. _phileo._ App-135. UNTO. to. HAVE TAKEN. took. THE LORD. Greek....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    Ver 1. The first day of the week comes Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, to the sepulcher, and sees the stone taken away from the sepulcher. 2. Then she runs, and comes to Simon Peter, and t...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΈΦΊΛΕΙ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΦΙΛΈΩ (G5368) любить. Длительный _impf._ указывает на действие, длившееся какой-л. период времени. ΉΡΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΑΊΡΩ, _см._ John 20:1. Ο'ΊΔΑΜΕΝ _perf. ind. act...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Combined Bible Commentary

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    τρέχει οὖν … αὐτόν. She therefore runs, disregarding unseemliness, and comes to those who would be most interested, and without preface, breathless and anxious, exclaims: ἦραν … “they have removed the...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Gospels Compared

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  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

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  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ St. John’s narrative of the Resurrection is not general. He describes how _faith_ in the risen Lord was established in his own case and in the case of the other discip...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the gospel according to John, chapter 20. The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and she saw the stone was...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    John 13:23; John 19:26; John 20:13; John 20:15; John 20:9;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Loved [ε φ ι λ ε ι]. The word for personal affection. In John 13:23; John 21:7; John 21:20, hjgapa is used. See on 5 20. We know not. The plural indicates that Mary was not alone, though she alone is...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    It was. great honour that God put upon this poor woman, Mary Magdalene, that she has the first notice of our Saviour's resurrection, and is the first that discovers it to the apostles. But why had no...

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