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Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying,
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Evidence, Not Theft
Commentators emphasize that the linen cloths were not in a disorderly heap. They were lying in an orderly way, suggesting a deliberate and unhurried event, not a hasty robbery. Scholars argue that a thief would have either taken the body with the cloths or left them in a mess, making the neatness of the tomb a powerful, silent testimony to the resurrection.
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John
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Entered and beholdeth (εισηλθεν κα θεωρε). Aorist active and present active indicative. Peter impulsively went on in and beholds (…
19th Century
Anglican
And went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie.—Better, . . . beholdeth the linen clothes lie. The…
Baptist
They were evidently both struck with that sight. It indicated that there had been no haste, no hurry by thieves, but deliberate action of quite ano…
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Peter, who by this time had arrived, had no such inhibitions and entered directly into the tomb. He also saw the graveclothes and observed that the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then cometh Simon Peter following him In a very little time after him:
and went into the sepulchr…
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…
