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Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?" She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away."
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Grief Can Blind Us
Commentators note that Mary's overwhelming grief and focus on a dead body created a "veil" that kept her from recognizing the living Jesus. Her sorrow, while understandable, limited her perspective to the earthly and the expected. This serves as a powerful reminder that our own pain or preconceived notions can sometimes blind us to God's presence and miraculous work in our lives.
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Sir (Κυριε). Clearly not "Lord" here, for she thought him to be "the gardener" (ο κηπουρος), old word (κηποσ, ουρος), keeper of th…
19th Century
Anglican
Sir, if you have borne him from here . . .—The word rendered “Sir” is generally a mark of respect, but like the correspon…
Baptist
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why w…
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The person addressed her first as a stranger, using the polite salutation “Woman” and asking the reason for her grief. From her lamentations one wo…
16th Century
Protestant
Lord, if you have carried him from here. She calls him Lord, according to the custom of her nation; for the same appellation,
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Jesus says to her, woman, why are you weeping The same question he puts to her, as was put by the angels: adding,
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Presbyterian
We are likely to seek and find when we seek with affection and in tears. But many believers complain of the clouds and darkness they are under, whi…
13th Century
Catholic
Now the Evangelist shows how Mary came to see Christ. First, he tells how she saw Christ; second, how she was recognized by him: Jesu…
