John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:9
For as yet they knew not the Scripture ,.... Meaning not some particular passage of Scripture, but the writings of the Old Testament in general, and the various places in it, which spoke of the resurrection of Christ, either in a way of type, or prophecy; such as Genesis 22:3 and though our Lord had often referred to some of them, at least as in Matthew 12:40 yet such was the dulness of the disciples, or such their prejudices in favour of the Messiah being to continue, and set up a... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:8
Then went in also the other disciple ,.... John, being animated by the example of Peter, went down into the sepulchre likewise; whither Peter also might beckon, or call him, to be witness with him of the order and situation in which things lay: which came first to the sepulchre ; yet went last into it; so it was, that the first was last, and the last first: and he saw ; the linen clothes lie in one place, and the napkin folded up in order, lying by itself in another: and believed ... read more