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She ran therefore, and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don`t know where they have laid him!"
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Grief Can Blind Us to Miracles
Commentators like Spurgeon and Henry emphasize that Mary's immediate conclusion was not resurrection, but robbery. In her grief and despair, she forgot Jesus' promise to rise again. This serves as a powerful reminder that our own sorrow and unbelief can cause us to misinterpret God's actions, seeing tragedy where there is actually triumph.
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John
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Runneth (τρεχε). Vivid dramatic present indicative of τρεχω. John deals only with Mary Magdalene. She left the tomb at once before…
19th Century
Anglican
To Simon Peter, and to the other disciple.—St. Matthew records, “to His disciples;” St. Luke records, “to the Eleven, and to all t…
Baptist
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 …
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
Presbyterian
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
Having related the mysteries of Christ’s passion, the Evangelist now speaks of the resurrection. He explains that the resurrection was fi…
