Bible Commentary

Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you. 19 23. The Manifestation to the Ten and others 19. Then the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 20:19”

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and [that] he had spoken these things unto her. 18. came and told ] Better, cometh and telleth; literally, cometh telling instead of the more usual ‘having come telleth.’ Thus as Mary’s love seems to have been the first to manifest itself … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 20:18”

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God. 17. Touch me not, for, &c.] This is a passage of well-known difficulty. At first … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 20:17”

Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. 16. Mary ] The term of general address, ‘Woman’ awoke no echo in her heart; the sign of personal knowledge and sympathy comes home to her at once. Thus ‘He calleth His own sheep by name ’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 20:16”

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. 15. the gardener ] Because he was there at that early hour. if thou … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 20:15”

And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 14. And when ] Omit ‘and.’ Perhaps she becomes in some way conscious of another Presence. saw ] Better, beholdeth, as in Joh 20:6 ; Joh 20:12. knew not ] Christ’s Risen Body is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 20:14”

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. 13. Woman ] See on Joh 2:4, Joh 19:26. my Lord, and I know not ] In Joh 20:2 it was ‘ the Lord and we … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 20:13”

And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 12. seeth ] Or, beholdeth, as in Joh 20:6, a long contemplative gaze. two angels ] This is the only place where angels appear in S. John’s narrative. Comp. Joh … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 20:12”

But Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, [and looked] into the sepulcher, 11 18. The Manifestation to Mary Magdalene 11. But Mary ] She had returned to the sepulchre after the hurrying Apostles. Mar 16:9 states definitely, what we gather from this section, that the risen Lord’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 20:11”

Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. 10. Then the disciples ] The disciples therefore; because nothing more could be done at the sepulchre. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 10. Unto their own home.] Either to their own houses, if they still had any; or to those of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 20:10”