And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. AND WHEN THE SABBATH WAS PAST - that is, at sunset of our Saturday, MARY MAGDALENE [SEE THE NOTE AT LUKE 8:2 ], AND MARY THE MOTHER OF JAMES [J... [ Continue Reading ]
And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. AND VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING [SEE THE NOTE AT ], THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, THEY CAME UNTO THE SEPULCHRE AT THE RISING OF THE SUN - not quite literally, but 'at earliest dawn;' accord... [ Continue Reading ]
And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? AND THEY SAID AMONG THEMSELVES [AS THEY WERE APPROACHING THE SACRED SPOT], WHO SHALL ROLL US AWAY THE STONE FROM THE DOOR OF THE SEPULCHRE?... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. AND WHEN THEY LOOKED, THEY SAW THAT THE STONE WAS ROLLED AWAY: FOR IT WAS VERY GREAT. This last clause is added, both to account for their wonder how with such a stone on it the grave was to be laid open for th... [ Continue Reading ]
And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. AND ENTERING INTO THE SEPULCHRE, THEY SAW A YOUNG MAN. In Matthew 28:2, he is called "the angel of the Lord;" but here he is described as he appeared to the... [ Continue Reading ]
And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. AND HE SAITH UNTO THEM, BE NOT AFFRIGHTED, [ Mee (G3361) ekthambeisthe (G1568)] - a stronger word than "Fear not" [ mee (G3361) fobeisthe... [ Continue Reading ]
But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. BUT GO YOUR WAY, TELL HIS DISCIPLES AND PETER. This Second Gospel, being drawn up-as all the earliest tradition states-under the eye of Peter, or from materials chiefl... [ Continue Reading ]
And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid. AND THEY WENT OUT QUICKLY, AND FLED FROM THE SEPULCHRE; FOR THEY TREMBLED AND WERE AMAZED, [ eiche (G2192) de (G1161) autas (G846) tromos (G515... [ Continue Reading ]
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. NOW WHEN JESUS WAS RISEN EARLY THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, HE APPEARED FIRST TO MARY MAGDALENE, OUT OF WHOM HE HAD CAST SEVEN DEVILS. There is some difficulty here,... [ Continue Reading ]
And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. AND SHE WENT AND TOLD THEM THAT HAD BEEN WITH HIM, AS THEY MOURNED AND WEPT.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. AND THEY, WHEN THEY HAD HEARD THAT HE WAS ALIVE, AND HAD BEEN SEEN OF HER, BELIEVED NOT. This, which is once and again repeated of them all, is most important in its bearing on their subsequent testimony to... [ Continue Reading ]
After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. AFTER THAT HE APPEARED IN ANOTHER FORM (COMPARE ) UNTO TWO OF THEM, AS THEY WALKED, AND WENT INTO THE COUNTRY. The reference here, of course, is to His manifestation to the two disciples going to... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY WENT AND TOLD IT UNTO THE RESIDUE: NEITHER BELIEVED THEY THEM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. AFTERWARD HE APPEARED UNTO THE ELEVEN AS THEY SAT AT MEAT, AND UPBRAIDED THEM WITH THEIR UNBELIEF AND HAR... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD, AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE. See the notes at John 20:19; and at Luke 24:36.... [ Continue Reading ]
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. HE THAT BELIEVETH AND IS BAPTIZED. Baptism is here put for the external signature of the inner faith of the heart, just as "confessing with the mouth" is in ; and there also as here this outward manifest... [ Continue Reading ]
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; AND THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW THEM THAT BELIEVE: IN MY NAME SHALL THEY CAST OUT DEVILS; THEY SHALL SPEAK WITH NEW TONGUES;... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. THEY SHALL TAKE UP SERPENTS; AND IF THEY DRINK ANY DEADLY THING, IT SHALL NOT HURT THEM; THEY SHALL LAY HANDS ON THE SICK, AND THEY SHALL RECOVER. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. SO THEN, AFTER THE LORD - an epithet applied to Jesus by this Evangelist only in the two concluding verses, when He comes to His glorious Ascension and its subsequent fruits. It is most... [ Continue Reading ]
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, AND THEY WENT FORTH, AND PREACHED EVERY WHERE, THE LORD WORKING WITH THEM, AND CONFIRMING THE WORD WITH SIGNS FOLLOWING. AMEN. We have in this closing verse a most important link of connection with the Acts of the Apostle... [ Continue Reading ]