Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
John 20:14
Knew not that it was Jesus - She was not expecting to see him. It was yet also twilight, and she could not see distinctly.
Knew not that it was Jesus - She was not expecting to see him. It was yet also twilight, and she could not see distinctly.
Verse John 20:14. _SHE TURNED HERSELF BACK_] Or, εστραφη εις τα οπισω, _she_ _was turned back_, i.e. to go again with the other women to Jerusalem, who had already departed; but she had not as yet gon...
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. ...
JESUS AND MARY. Mary has apparently followed the two disciples back to the tomb. After their departure she looks in, and sees a vision of angels (_cf._ Luke 24:4 ff.). Her thoughts are still full of t...
SHE TURNED HERSELF BACK, AND SAW JESUS STANDING. As she spoke of her Lord her Lord was there, though she did not recognize him. Her failure to do so was due probably in part to her preoccupation and...
But Mary stood weeping outside at the tomb. As she wept she stooped down, and looked into the tomb, and she saw two angels sitting there in white robes, one at the head, and the other at the feet of t...
BEWILDERED LOVE (John 20:1-10)...
WHEN, &a.. having said these things. TURNED... BACK: i.e. turned half round. BACK. Greek. _eis_ (App-104.) _ta opiso._...
_And when_ Omit -and." Perhaps she becomes in some way conscious of another Presence. _saw_ Better, BEHOLDETH, as in John 20:6_; John 20:12_. _knew not_ Christ's Risen Body is so changed as not to be...
THE MANIFESTATION TO MARY MAGDALENE 11–18. It has been noticed that the three manifestations in this Chapter correspond to the three divisions of the Prayer in Chap. 17. Here we see Jesus Himself; in...
ἘΣΤΡΆΦΗ. Perhaps she becomes in some way conscious of another Presence. But Christ’s Risen Body is so changed as not to be recognised at once even by those who had known Him well. It has new powers an...
Ver 10. Then the disciples went away again to their own home. 11. But Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher, 12. And sees two an...
_JESUS APPEARED TO MARY MAGDALENE -- JOHN 20:11-18:_ Mary returned to Jesus' tomb and this time she looked inside and saw two angels dressed in white. They asked her why she was weeping and then after...
ΕΙΠΟΎΣΑ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить. _Aor._ указывает на предшествующее действие: "сказав это". ΈΣΤΡΆΦΗ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΣΤΡΈΦΟΜΑΙ (G4762) оборачиваться, ΈΣΤΏΤΑ _perf. act....
BUT MARY STOOD WITHOUT AT THE SEPULCHRE WEEPING:— The vision mentioned in Matthew and Mark was of one angel; that seen by Mary was of two; as was likewise that by Joanna and those with her. And wherea...
THE APPEARANCE TO MARY _Text: John 20:11-18_ 11 But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping: so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; 12 and she beholdeth two angels in white...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 20:11-23 Below is an Analysis of our present passage:— Our Lord had triumphed o’er the grave, "as he said." Before the sun of this world had risen upon the thir...
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 N...
6 There is a blessed contrast between the resurrection of Lazarus and the vivification of our Lord. Lazarus saw corruption. Christ saw none. Lazarus was raised bound foot and hand with grave clothes a...
THE RESURRECTION 1-10. The Resurrection. Visits of Mary Magdalene, and of Peter and John to the tomb of Jesus. (For the Resurrection appearances see on the synoptics, especially on St. Matthew; for th...
THE APPEARANCE TO MARY MAGDALENE. This is different from that of Matthew 28:9, but identical with that of Mark 16:9....
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 20 THE GRAVE IS EMPTY! 20:1-10 V1 On Sunday morning, Mary (who was from Magdala) went to the grave. It was very early a...
AND SAW JESUS STANDING, AND KNEW NOT THAT IT WAS JESUS. — There is no need to imagine an external cause for her turning round, and if there was one it is useless for us to ask what it was. She has exp...
XXII. _ THE RESURRECTION._ "Now on the first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb. She runneth therefore, and...
ἐστράφη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω … “And she sees Jesus standing and did not know that it was Jesus”; not merely because her eyes were dim with tears, but because He was altered in appearance; as Mark (Mark 16:12)...
_Jesus reveals Himself to Mary_....
THE JOY OF THE RESURRECTION John 20:11-18 Mary wept with hopeless sorrow, with no thought that Jesus was risen, and anxious only to secure the body of her dear Master and Friend. It is because we kno...
This is the story of a dark morning and a lost Master. The strange excitement of it all is evidenced by the fact that the three disciples named are all seen running. Mary ran to tell the disciples, an...
(3) And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. (3) Jesus witnesses by his presence that he is truly risen....
It may be asked, why Magdalene, after putting the question to the angels, turns around, without waiting for the answer. No doubt, as soon as she had spoken, the heavenly messengers perceived their Lor...
MARY MAGDALENE AGAIN AT THE SEPULCHER John 20:11-18. “ _And Mary stood at the sepulcher without_, _weeping_, _and while she continued to weep_, _she looked into the sepulcher_, _and saw two angels in...
“ _After having spoken thus, she turned herself back; and she sees Jesus standing there, but without knowing that it was Jesus._ 15. _Jesus says to her, Woman, why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou? She...
2. VV. 11-18. Mary Magdalene has just been for the two chief disciples the messenger announcing the empty sepulchre; she receives the first manifestation of the Lord, and becomes for all the messenge...
FIFTH PART: 20:1-29. THE RESURRECTION. The fourth part of the Gospel has shown us the Jewish people carrying _unbelief_ with reference to Jesus even to complete apostasy, and consummating this spirit...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 1-18. 1. The other women who are represented in the Synoptics as going with Mary Magdalene to the sepulchre are not mentioned here, and the appearance to...
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, (12) And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the...
In John 20:1-31 is the resurrection, and this in a remarkable light. No such outward circumstance is here as in Matthew, no soldiers trembling, no walk with disciples, but as ever the person of God's...
14._And seeth Jesus standing _It may be asked, Whence arose this mistake, that Mary does not recognize Jesus, with whom she must have been intimately acquainted? Some think that he appeared in a diffe...
In chapter 20, we have, in a summary of several of the leading facts among those which took place after the resurrection of Jesus, a picture of all the consequences of that great event, in immediate c...
AND WHEN SHE HAD THUS SAID,.... As soon as the words were out of her mouth, before she could have an answer from the angels: SHE TURNED HERSELF BACK; perceiving, either by the looks and gesture of on...
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Ver. 14. _She turned herself back_] As not able to abide the brightness of those glorious...
_And when she had thus said, she turned herself back_ Probably hearing a sudden noise behind her, and being affrighted; _and saw Jesus standing_ Near her; _but knew not that it was Jesus_ His habit be...
Christ is often much nearer to us, and much better acquainted with our condition, than we imagine; and he can easily so manifest himself that our weeping shall be turned to joy, and our mourning to pr...
Jesus appears to Mary:...
AND WHEN SHE HAD THUS SAID, SHE TURNED HERSELF BACK, AND SAW JESUS STANDING, AND KNEW NOT THAT IT WAS JESUS....
THE GRAVE: OPEN AND EMPTY! (vs.1-10) Though others besides Mary of Magdala went together to the grave early on the first day of the week, yet in John she is singled out, a woman devoted, but incredu...
11-18 We are likely to seek and find, when we seek with affection, and seek in tears. But many believers complain of the clouds and darkness they are under, which are methods of grace for humbling th...
And presently Christ himself appeareth to her, though at first she did not know him....
John 20:14 Now G2532 said G2036 (G5631) this G5023 turned G4762 (G5648) around G1519 G3694 and...
JESUS' APPEARANCE TO MARY (JOHN 20:11)....
‘And they say to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She says to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord and I do not know where they have laid him.” When she had thus said she turned herself round...
John 20:14. WHEN SHE HAD THUS SAID, SHE TURNED HERSELF BACK; AND SHE BEHOLDETH JESUS STANDING, AND PERCEIVED NOT THAT IT WAS JESUS. Mary has answered the inquiry of the angels; and, satisfied that the...
The paragraph now before us presents an advance upon that last considered. There we had only preparation for the risen Jesus; here we have Jesus risen. There all was negative: Jesus was not in the tom...
SHE TURNED HERSELF BACK (εστραφη εις τα οπισω). Second aorist passive indicative of στρεφω in an intransitive and almost reflective sense. In the disappearance of the aorist middle before the aorist...
John 20:11 First Appearance of the Risen Lord I. It was a real body that appeared to Mary. "Touch Me not," said Jesus. Then it was _possible_to touch Him. If not, prohibition was unnecessary. Wisdom...
John 20:10 Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre We may see the following things in this passage: I. Mary's sorrow. (1) She sought for a lost Christ, and looked for Him where He was not to be found. (2)...
John 20:1. _The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulcher, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulcher._ Her love for her Lord made her rise e...
John 20:11. _But Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher, and seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the othe...
CONTENTS: Resurrection of Christ. CHARACTERS: Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, two angels, Jesus, disciples, Thomas. CONCLUSION: He who gave His life as a ransom resumed His life again by the mighty pow...
John 20:2. _They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre._ After Mr. WEST had examined with all possible care every circumstance recorded of the resurrection, he in substance remarks, that John...
MARY STOOD CRYING. She thought the body had been stolen. AND SAW TWO ANGELS THERE.' Angels point to something supernormal. SAW JESUS STANDING THERE. The first human to see the; risen Lord was a woman....
_But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping_ LESSONS 1_._ Christians are often sorrowful, when, if they had clearer knowledge and stronger faith, they would rejoice. 2. Angels sympathize with...
_And when she had thus said, she turned herself back._ Why? Simply because she had now no care about glimpses of a mere heaven--felt no interest in the discourse of mere angels, but only longed to hav...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 20:1 Chapter John 20:1 covers the aftermath of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial: the empty tomb, the risen Jesus’ encounter with Mary Magdalene, and Jesus’ appearances to his disciples...
Jesus rises from the dead Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-11; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18;...
28-31 CHAPTER 20 VER. 1. _On the first day of the week._ Literally, of the Sabbath, the week being called the Sabbath, after its principal day, or the day of the Pasch. (see on Mat 28:1) _Mary Magda...
_And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus_. Christ appeared behind the Magdalene, so that the angels who beheld Him rose up and bowed...
_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...
EXPOSITION JOHN 20:1 2. The complete glorification of Jesus in his resurrection. The record pauses for the awful day of that great sabbath, and resumes the marvelous recital when the greatest event i...
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...
John 21:4; John 8:59; Luke 24:16; Luke 24:31; Luke 4:30;...
Turned herself back. Canon Westcott, with that beautiful subtilty of perception which so eminently characterizes him, remarks : "We can imagine also that she became conscious of another Presence, as w...
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST John 20:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The linen clothes. Before we discuss the resurrection with you, we want you to consider with us the manner in which Christ was wrapped arou...