_Upon the first day of the week_, &c. On the morning of the first day of the week, when every thing was made ready, all the women, mentioned Luke 24:10; and Mark 16:1; and certain others with them, who were not from Galilee, went out very early, carrying the spices which they had prepared, to the se... [ Continue Reading ]
_They found the stone rolled away_ Their inquiry among themselves, while they were going along, had been, _Who shall roll us away the stone?_ That difficulty, however, they found removed, but alas! when they _entered in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus._ About this, as we may well suppose,... [ Continue Reading ]
_They returned from the sepulchre_ To Jerusalem; _and told all these things to the eleven_ Apostles, in the course, probably, of that morning, for it is not likely that they found them all collected together in one body; _and to all the rest_ Namely, at different times. _And their words seemed to th... [ Continue Reading ]
_Behold, two of them_ Not of the apostles, for those two, returning, told what had passed between Christ and them to the eleven apostles, (Luke 24:33; Luke 24:35,) but two of the other disciples that were with them; _went that same day_ On which Jesus arose; _to a village called Emmaus_ Not that Emm... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then he said, O fools_ Ω ανοητοι, _O foolish_, or _thoughtless persons._ The word is not Ω μωροι, properly rendered, _O fools_, and is a term of great indignation, and sometimes of contempt; but that employed here is only a term of expostulation and reproof; _and slow of heart to believe_, &c. From... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they drew near unto the village_, &c. His discourse made so deep an impression upon them, and engrossed their attention to such a degree, that they neither thought of the length of the journey, nor considered the countenance of him who spake to them, so that, ere they were aware, they arrived a... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us?_ This reflection of the disciples, on this affair, is natural and beautiful. It is as if they had said, How strange it is that we should not have discovered him sooner, when we found his discourses have that effect upon us, which was p... [ Continue Reading ]
_As they thus spake, Jesus stood in the midst of them_ While the disciples from Emmaus were giving their brethren an account of the Lord's appearing to them, and were probably offering arguments to convince those (if any such were present) who doubted the truth of his resurrection, Jesus himself cam... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he said to them_ Not, as appears, on the day of his resurrection, but on that of his ascension. _These are the words which I spake to you_ In private, frequently; _while I was yet with you_ Dwelling among you: we should better understand what Christ does, if we did but better remember what he h... [ Continue Reading ]
_And behold, I send the promise of my Father_ Emphatically so called, namely, the Holy Ghost, in his enlightening, renewing, and comforting influences, that you may be enabled to understand, love, obey, and adorn the gospel which you preach; and in his extraordinary and miraculous gifts, that you ma... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he led them out as far as Bethany_ Not the town, but the district: namely, to the mount of Olives, which was within the boundaries of Bethany. _And he lifted up his hands_ In a most solemn and devout manner; _and blessed them_ As one that had authority, not only to desire, but to command a bles... [ Continue Reading ]