Stooping and looking in (παρακυψας). Originally to stoop and look, but in the LXX (Genesis 26:8; [Reference 1 Kings 6:…

And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying.—Better, ... sees the linen clothes lying. The…

And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying;

So that he knew that they had not taken away the body of Jesus; …

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

Both Peter and John “ran” to the tomb (cf. the women “running” in Mt 28:6). Their running shows they were activated by a powerful emotion, possibly…

And seeth the linen clothes lying. The linen clothes might be regarded as the spoils, intended to lead to the belief of Christ’s …

And he stooping down and looking in
That is, John; when he came to the sepulchre, stooped down to look into it, and …

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…