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Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 20:1-18

RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION161. Morning of the resurrection (Matthew 28:1-15; Mark 16:1-11; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18)It is not surprising that there are differences in the accounts of what people saw on the Sunday morning when Jesus rose from the dead. The sight of the empty tomb and the heavenly messengers produced a mixture of reactions - excitement, joy, anxiety, fear, wonder. There was confusion as people rushed here and there to tell others. One writer records what he heard from some,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 20:2

Then = Therefore. to . Greek. pros. App-104 . other . Greek. altos. App-124 . Jesus . App-98 . loved = used to love (imperf.) Greek. phileo. App-135 . unto = to. have taken = took. the Lord . Greek. kurios. App-98 . out of . Greek. ek. App-104 . know . Greek. oida. App-132 . not . Greek. ou . App-105 . have laid = laid. Same word as in John 11:34 . Implying care and reverence, and so suggesting that Joseph and Nicodemus had removed Him. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 20:3

comes = were coming. to = unto. Greek. eis. App-104 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 20:4

ran = were running, did outrun = ran ahead, more quickly than. This affords no ground for the assumption by so many commentators, even Alford, that John was younger than Peter. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 20:5

stooping down. Greek. parakupto. The word implies bending down to see more clearly. Compare the other occurance: John 20:11 .Luke 24:12 . Jam 1:25 . 1 Peter 1:12 . saw . Greek. blepo. App-133 . linen clothes . See John 19:40 . yet went he = however he went. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 20:6

into . Greek. eis. App-104 . seeth = intently beholdeth. Greek. theoreo. App-133 ., lie = lying. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 20:7

napkin. See John 11:44 . about = upon. Greek. epi. App-104 . with . Greek. meta. App-104 . wrapped together = rolled, or coiled round and round. Greek. entuliseo. Used elsewhere, only in Matthew 27:59 . Luke 23:53 , of the linen cloth. Here it implies that the cloth had been folded round the head as a turban is folded, and that it lay still in the form of a turban. The linen clothes also lay exactly as they were when swathed round the body. The Lord had passed out of them, not needing,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 20:8

also, &c. = that other disciple also. which who. saw . Greek. eidon. App-133 . believed ( App-150 .): i, e. believed that He was risen. All that He had said about rising again the third day had fallen upon dull ears. The chief priests had taken note of His words (Matthew 27:63 ), but the disciples had not. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 20:2

She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him.Several things of consequence come to light in this verse. First, John deferred to the leadership of Peter, mentioning him first, thus confounding the theory of the Gospel's being anti-Petrine. Not only was Peter mentioned first here, but "the other disciple whom Jesus loved" makes it apparent... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 20:3

Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb.Note the deference to Peter. Even after John's outrunning Peter and reaching the scene first, it was Peter who first entered the grave. read more

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