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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:29

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas ,.... The word Thomas is omitted in the Alexandrian copy, and in Beza's ancient copy, and in some others, and in the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions. Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed ; which carries in it a tacit and gentle reproof for his unbelief, and suggests, that if he had not seen, he would not have believed; but is not so harsh as if that had been expressed; and which the Jews were wont to do in a severe manner F25 T. Bab. Bava... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:30

And many other signs truly did Jesus ,.... Besides these wonderful appearances to his disciples once and again, when the doors were shut about them: and which signs refer not to what was done before, but after his resurrection; and which he did, in the presence of his disciples ; for he appeared to, and conversed with no other but them after his resurrection: which are not written in this book ; of John's Gospel; though they may be elsewhere; such as his appearing to the two... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:31

But these are written ,..... The several ends of recording what is written in this book, in proof of Christ's resurrection, are as follow: one is, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God ; that Jesus, who was diminutively called Jesus, the son of Mary, the son of Joseph, the carpenter's son, Jesus of Nazareth, and of Galilee, was the Christ, or true Messiah; which signifies anointed, and takes in all his offices of prophet, priest, and King, to which he was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:1

The first day of the week - On what we call Sunday morning, the morning after the Jewish Sabbath. As Christ had been buried in haste, these holy women had bought aromatics, Mark 16:1 ; Luke 24:1 , to embalm him afresh, and in a more complete manner than it could have been done by Joseph and Nicodemus. John only mentions Mary of Magdala, because he appears to wish to give a more detailed history of her conduct than of any of the rest; but the other evangelists speak of three persons who... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:2

Then she runneth - This was after the women had seen the angels, who said he was risen from the dead, Luke 24:4 . She told, not only Peter and John, but the other apostles also, Matthew 28:8 ; but only the two disciples above mentioned went to the tomb to see whether what she had said was true. They have taken away the Lord - She mentions nothing of what the angels had said, in her hurry and confusion; she speaks things only by halves; and probably the vision of angels might have... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:4

Outrun Peter - Not because he had a greater desire to see into the truth of these things; but because he was younger, and lighter of foot. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:5

Went he not in - Why? Because he was fully satisfied that the body was not there. But why did he not seize upon the linen clothes, and keep them as a most precious relic? Because he had too much religion and too much sense; and the time of superstition and nonsense was not yet arrived, in which bits of rotten wood, rags of rotten cloth, decayed bones (to whom originally belonging no one knows) and bramble bushes, should become objects of religious adoration. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:6

Seeth the linen clothes lie - Θεωπει : from θεαομαι , to behold, and ὁραω , to see - to look steadily at any thing, so as to discover what it is, and to be satisfied with viewing it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:7

Wrapped together in a place by itself - The providence of God ordered these very little matters, so that they became the fullest proofs against the lie of the chief priests, that the body had been stolen away by the disciples. If the body had been stolen away, those who took it would not have stopped to strip the clothes from it, and to wrap them up, and lay them by in separate places. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:8

That other disciple - John. Saw - That the body was not there. And believed - That it had been taken away, as Mary had said; but he did not believe that he was risen from the dead. See what follows. read more

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