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I do not know (ουκ οιδα). Singular here, not plural as in verse 2, because clearly Mary is alone here. But the problem is the same…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
They have taken away. That is, the disciples or friends of Jesus who had laid him there. Perhaps it was understood that the body was depos…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou?—().
Because they have taken away my Lord.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
That was enough to make any of …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The question the angels asked Mary brought from her only an expression of grief and frustration. The death of Jesus, which she had witnessed, was i…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Woman, why weepest thou? From the statements of the Evangelists, it may be readily concluded that the angel held a long conversation; but …
John Gill
JohnGill
And they say unto her, woman, why are you weeping ?
&c.] Signifying, that she had no reason to weep, but to rejoice and be gla…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Having told how Mary Magdalene came to the opened tomb, the Evangelist now tells how she came to see the angels.
- We see her devotion.<…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson