That is a great deal for John to be able to say concerning himself, for Mary had not yet believed. Possibly, Peter had scarcely believed, but John …

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

At this point, the “other disciple” summoned up courage to enter the tomb, perhaps wondering what had reduced Peter to silence. He saw the meaning …

And he saw and believed. It is a poor exposition which some give of these words, that John believed what he had heard Mary say, n…

Then went in also the other disciple
John, being animated by the example of Peter, went down into the sepulchre like…

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…