Beholdeth (θεωρε). Vivid historical present again as in verses 6,14. Peter and John had not seen the two angels. Westcott suggests…

And seeth two angels in white sitting.—Compare generally on the vision of angels, Notes on Matthew 28:5-7;[Reference Mark…

into the sepulcher, and seeth two angels in white—

The resurrection color, the color of joy and gladness: "two angels in whit…

St. Gregory the Great: Mary Magdalene, who had been a sinner in the city and had washed away the stains of her sins with her te…

No description is given of the angels, except that they were clothed in white (cf. Acts 1:10). When angels appear in the Bible, they are…

And seeth two angels. What an amazing forbearance displayed by our Lord, in bearing with so many faults in Mary and her companions! For it…

And sees two angels in white
Matthew and Mark speak but of one, but Luke of two, as here; whom he calls men, because they appe…

We are likely to seek and find when we seek with affection and in tears. But many believers complain of the clouds and darkne they are under, which…

Having told how Mary Magdalene came to the opened tomb, the Evangelist now tells how she came to see the angels.

1. We see her devotion.<…