Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 24:3
And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
3. found not the body ] Even advanced sceptics admit this circumstance as indisputable, nor has one of them been able to invent the most remotely plausible explanation of the fact by natural causes. For the white-robed angel or angels in the tomb, see Mar 16:5; Joh 20:11-12 . On the mention, omission, and numbers of these angels Van Oosterzee quotes a very striking remark from Lessing. “Cold discrepancy-mongers, do ye not then see that the Evangelists do not count the angels?…There were not only two angels, there were millions of them. They appeared not always one and the same, not always the same two; sometimes this one appeared, sometimes that; sometimes on this place, sometimes on that; sometimes alone, sometimes in company; sometimes they said this, sometimes they said that.”
of the Lord Jesus ] These words are omitted in D. The combination ‘Lord Jesus’ would however naturally begin at this point, as it is common in the Acts and Epistles, where ‘Lord Jesus Christ’ occurs about 40 times, though not found in the Gospels.
Verse 3. And found not the body of the Lord] His holy soul was in Paradise, Lu 23:43; and the evangelist mentions the body particularly, to show that this only was subject to death. It is, I think, evident enough, from these and other words of Luke, that the doctrine of the materiality of the soul, made no part of his creed. Probably when they entered in they saw no angels, for one may reasonably suppose, that if they had they would hardly have adventured to enter in; but at their coming out, being satisfied that the body was not there, the angels made themselves visible to them; for it followeth, (see Luk 24:4-8). And they entered in,…. To the sepulchre, being invited, encouraged, and led on by the angel that sat upon the stone; for the Jews’ sepulchres were built large enough for persons to go into;
[See comments on Mr 16:5]
and found not the body of the Lord Jesus; as they expected, having seen him put there, and had observed in what cave in the sepulchre, and in what form he was laid.
Of the Lord Jesus ( ). The Western family of documents does not have these words and Westcott and Hort bracket them as Western non-interpolations. There are numerous instances of this shorter Western text in this chapter. For a discussion of the subject see my Introduction to the Textual Criticism of the New Testament, pp. 225-237. This precise combination (the Lord Jesus) is common in the Acts, but nowhere else in the Gospels.
1) “And they entered In,” (eiselthousai de) “Then when they entered,” the preparation room of the sepulchre, Mar 16:5. They did not go into the sepulchre proper but into the outer preparation room, where bodies were prepared for burial, out of the heat and elements, before being buried in the sepulchre proper.
2) “And found not the body of the Lord Jesus.” (ouch heuron to soma tou kuriou lesou) “They did not find the body of the Lord, Jesus,” Luk 24:23, at which point the angel of the Lord (described as a young man by Mark) explained to them that Jesus had risen, Mar 16:3-8. The empty tomb was better than the filled one, for it was evidence of the resurrection.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
Ver. 3. Found not the body ] But the grave clothes only, Joh 20:6 . As Samson, shut up in Gaza, took the gates on his shoulders, and went his way in despite of his enemies; so did Christ here. These women came first, by a wonderful providence, before the apostles, to confute that impudent lie made by the priests, that the disciples had stolen away the body.
Luk 24:3 . : this is obviously a better reading than . (T.R.), which implies that they found what they expected, whereas the empty grave was a surprise.
not. Greek. ou. App-105.
the Lord Jesus. See App-98. B.C. The first occurrence of this full expression. Rightly found in this connexion. It is the prelude to some forty occurrences in the Epistles.
Jesus. App-98.
Luk 24:23, Mat 16:5, Joh 20:6, Joh 20:7
Reciprocal: Mar 16:5 – entering Joh 20:12 – seeth
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They entered in. The description of ancient sepulchres may be seen in the notes on Mat 23:27-28. They entered the main cavity and looked for the spot where the body had been laid. They had seen when Joseph placed the body there (Mat 27:61; Mar 15:47), and were disappointed at not seeing it as they entered.
Luk 24:3. And they entered in. This we think is the entrance spoken of in Mar 16:5.
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