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Stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying, yet he didn`t enter in.
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The Clue of the Grave Clothes
Commentators unanimously highlight the significance of the linen cloths left behind. They argue that if the body had been stolen by enemies or moved by friends, the thieves would not have taken the time to unwrap it, especially since it was bound with spices. The neatly lying cloths were the first tangible piece of evidence pointing not to a robbery, but to the resurrection.
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John
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Stooping and looking in (παρακυψας). Originally to stoop and look, but in the LXX (Genesis 26:8; [Reference 1 Kings 6:…
19th Century
Anglican
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying.—Better, ... sees the linen clothes lying. The…
Baptist
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; …
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
And seeth the linen clothes lying. The linen clothes might be regarded as the spoils, intended to lead to the belief of Christ’s …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he stooping down and looking in That is, John; when he came to the sepulchre, stooped down to look into it, and …
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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…
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…
