Mark 16:1
Matthew 28:1; Luke 24:1; John 20:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 28:1; Luke 24:1; John 20:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
At the rising of the sun — They set out while it was yet dark, and came within sight of the sepulchre, for the first time, just as it grew light enough to discern that the stone was rolled away, Matthew 28:1; Luke 24:1; John 20:1. But by the time Mary had called Peter and John, and they had viewed t... [ Continue Reading ]
Who shall roll us away the stone — This seems to have been the only difficulty they apprehended. So they knew nothing of Pilate's having sealed the stone, and placed a guard of soldiers there.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Peter — Though he so oft denied his Lord. What amazing goodness was this!... [ Continue Reading ]
John 20:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 24:9; John 20:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 24:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither believed they them — They were moved a little by the testimony of these, added to that of St. Peter, Luke 24:34; but they did not yet fully believe it.... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 24:36; John 20:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature — Our Lord speaks without any limitation or restriction. If therefore every creature in every age hath not heard it, either those who should have preached, or those who should have heard it, or both, made void the counsel of God herei... [ Continue Reading ]
And is baptized — In token thereof. Every one that believed was baptized. But he that believeth not — Whether baptized or unbaptized, shall perish everlastingly.... [ Continue Reading ]
And these signs shall follow them that believe — An eminent author sub — joins, "That believe with that very faith mentioned in the preceding verse." (Though it is certain that a man may work miracles, and not have saving faith, Matthew 7:22.) "It was not one faith by which St. Paul was saved, anoth... [ Continue Reading ]
If they drink any deadly thing — But not by their own choice. God never calls us to try any such experiments.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord — How seasonable is he called by this title! After he had spoken to them — For forty days. Luke 24:50.... [ Continue Reading ]
They preached every where — At the time St. Mark wrote, the apostles had already gone into all the known world, Romans 10:18; and each of them was there known where he preached: the name of Christ only was known throughout the world.... [ Continue Reading ]