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John Gill

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 Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:10

Then the disciples ,.... Peter and John, after they had seen and examined things, and satisfied themselves as much as they could: went away again unto their own home ; or "to themselves", as in the original text, and so the Vulgate Latin reads it; not that the meaning is, that they had been out of their minds, and proper exercise of them, and now came to themselves; but they returned to their own company, to the rest of the disciples they left at home, who were as themselves. The Syriac... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:11

But Mary stood without at the sepulchre ,.... She returned from the city to the sepulchre again, following Peter and John thither, who continued here when they departed, being willing to get some tidings of her Lord, if possible. The word "without", is omitted by the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions, but is in the Greek copies; and is properly put by the evangelist, when rightly understood; for the meaning is not, that she stood without the sepulchre, taken in its full extent; for she... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:12

And seeth two angels in white ,.... Matthew and Mark speak but of one, but Luke of two, as here; whom he calls men, because they appeared in an human form, and in shining garments, or white apparel; and which appearance is entirely agreeable to the received notion of the Jews, that as evil angels or devils are clothed in black, so good angels, or ministering spirits, לבושי לבנים , "are clothed in white" F12 Gloss. in T. Bab. Kiddushin, fol. 72. 1. , expressive of their spotless... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:13

And they say unto her, woman, why weepest thou ?.... Signifying, that she had no reason to weep, but to rejoice and be glad; since, though the body of her Lord was not there, yet he was risen from the dead, and was alive. This they said, partly to rebuke her for her grief, and to comfort her under it: Beza's ancient copy adds here, as in John 20:15 "whom seekest thou?" and so does the Ethiopic version: "she saith unto them"; without any concern of mind about what they were, and as if they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:14

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 one of the angels, or by hearing a noise, that somebody was behind her: and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus ; she saw a person, but did not know who he was, by reason of the form of his appearance, the difference of his clothes, and not expecting to see him alive; or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:15

Jesus saith unto her, woman, why weepest thou ,.... The same question he puts to her, as was put by the angels: adding, whom seekest thou ? for she was not only weeping for the loss of him, but was inquiring after him, if anyone saw him removed from thence, and where he was carried: she supposing him to be the gardener ; that had the care of the garden, in which the sepulchre was; for not the owner of the garden, who was Joseph, but the keeper of it is meant; she could not imagine... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:16

Jesus saith unto her, Mary ,.... He might alter the tone of his voice, and speak unto her as he used to do, calling her by her name in his usual manner: so Christ has personal knowledge of all his people, and can call them by name; he knows them, and makes himself known to them, before they can know him; and though he may absent himself from them for a while, yet not always: she turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni, which is to say, Master ; it seems, as if she had dropped her... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:17

Jesus saith unto her, touch me not ,.... Not that his body was an aerial one, or a mere "phantom", which could not be touched; the prohibition itself shows the contrary; and besides, Christ's body was afterwards presented to Thomas, to be touched by him, and to be handled by all the disciples; and his feet were held by the women, which is what Mary would have now done: upon the discovery of him, she threw herself at his feet, and was going to embrace and kiss them, to testify her affection... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:18

Mary Magdalene came ,.... Directly and immediately, being ready and willing to obey the commends of her Lord, with the utmost cheerfulness; and glad to go on such an errand, and carry such news to his disciples, even though her private interest and personal affection might have inclined her to desire to stay with Christ: and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord ; not only that he was risen from the dead, and she had been told so by the angels, but she had seen him herself, and... read more

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