Runneth (τρεχε). Vivid dramatic present indicative of τρεχω. John deals only with Mary Magdalene. She left the tomb at once before…

To Simon Peter, and to the other disciple.—St. Matthew records, “to His disciples;” St. Luke records, “to the Eleven, and to all t…

This was the language of ignorance and unbelief. She had forgotten that the Lord had said that he would rise again, the third day, or else she had …

St. John Chrysostom: The Sabbath was now over, a time when it was unlawful to be there. Mary Magdalene could rest no longer, b…

Mary hastened to find Peter and “the other disciple, the one Jesus loved” (likely John), the leaders of the Twelve, and announced that the body was…

Then she runs and comes to Simon Peter
That is, after she had not only seen that the stone was taken away, but had l…

If Christ gave his life a ransom and had not taken it again, it would not have appeared that his giving it was accepted as satisfaction. It was a g…

1. Having related the mysteries of Christ’s pa ion, the Evangelist now speaks of the resurrection. He explains that the resurrection was fir…