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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when the sabbath was past,.... "In the end of it", as Matthew says, Matthew 28:1; not "when it was the sabbath", as the Arabic version reads; for it was not lawful to buy spices, and anoint with on the sabbath day; [See comments on Matthew 28:1]. Mary Magdalene, and Mary, [the mother of James,] and Salome; who was the wife of Zebedee, and the...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
In this chapter, we have a short account of the resurrection and ascension of the Lord Jesus: and the joys and triumphs which it furnished all believers with, will be very acceptable to those who sympathised and suffered with Christ in the foregoing chapters. Here is, I. Christ's resurrection notified by an angel to the women that came to the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in. the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulcher at the rising of the sun. Their love made them prompt. Their affection was about to attempt a needless, and,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. We know that “him” whose name is not given here. There is scarcely need to mention that it was Jesus whom the women came to anoint. Oh, how gladly would we also anoint “him” whose name is The...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. True love had made a mistake; but it was true love for all that, and the Lord accepted it, although he had no need of the sweet spices that the women brought.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And very early in the morning, the first day of the week,.... [See comments on Matthew 28:1]. They came to the sepulchre at the rising of the sun; of the sun of righteousness, as Mr. Mede observes; or rather, of the natural sun: for though it was dark when they set out, and when it dawned towards the first day, yet by that time that they all got...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulcher at the rising of the sun. We often lose a great blessing by not rising early for devotion. While yet the flowers are wet with dew, it were well if our souls had the dew of heaven resting upon them.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulcher at the rising of the sun. There had already been another rising of the sun that morning, for the Sun of righteousness had risen; and, with his rising, our hopes had risen, and eternal life had come to light. These holy women proved their affection to their Lord...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they said among themselves,.... Either before they set out, or as they were going along: who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? Which they saw was placed there by Joseph, or his orders: this was the only difficulty they had, that they were aware of; for they seem to know nothing of the sealing of the stone, and of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher? A question that has puzzled many other people concerning many other things perplexed these holy women, yet there was no reason for the question to be raised at all. Peradventure, some of you are at this time distressed when there is no cause for...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. Which was, I suppose, the reason for their thinking about the stone but still, I cannot help reading it as a reason why it was rolled away. At all events, this was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. Take comfort from this verse, you who are seeking to serve your Lord. There will be sure to be stones in your way, and some of them may be very great ones; but they...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when they looked,.... Towards the sepulchre, as they came near it: they saw that the stone was rolled away; they perceived it lay at some distance from the door of the sepulchre, which doubtless was very grateful, and matter of rejoicing to them: for it was very great; these words are to be read, in connection with the preceding verse; for...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. And, therefore, hard to roll away; and, therefore, the more easily seen when it was rolled away; and, therefore, the greater cause for joy that it was rolled away. In the greatness of our troubles there may often be space for the greater display of the goodness...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And entering into the sepulchre,.... For the sepulchres of the Jews were made so large, that persons might go into them: the rule for making them is this (k); "he that sells ground to his neighbour to make a burying place, or that receives of his neighbour to make a burying place, must make the inside of the cave four cubits by six, and open in it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. An angel had been allowed to assume the appearance of a man; that usually seems to be the way in which angels appear to men. I suppose there is, after all, a great kinship between angels and men; otherwise,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: They were afraid of an angel. “Conscience doth make cowards of us all,” and even good men and good women are apt to be afraid of anything celestial and bright. The...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man silting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. An angel had assumed the appearance of a young man sitting inside the sepulcher.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he saith unto them, be not affrighted,.... [See comments on Matthew 28:5], [See comments on Matthew 28:6], where the same things, and almost in the same words, are said as here.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye such Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. Make sure, beloved, that you know the truth for yourselves,...