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Commentaries on John 20:18

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

Mary Magdalene came,.... Directly and immediately, being ready and willing to obey the commends of her Lord, with the utmost cheerfulness; and glad to go on such an errand, and carry such news to his disciples, even though her private interest and personal affection might have inclined her to desire to stay with Christ: and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord; not only that he was risen...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

This evangelist, though he began not his gospel as the rest did, yet concludes it as they did, with the history of Christ' resurrection; not of the thing itself, for none of them describe how he rose, but of the proofs and evidences of it, which demonstrated that he was risen. The proofs of Christ's resurrection, which we have in this chapter, are I. Such as occurred immediately at the sepulchre....

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, That was a very different message from her first one. Then she came and said, “He is gone; the tomb is empty; the stone is rolled away;” now she comes with the joyful tidings, “I have seen our risen Lord.” Joh_20:18. And that he had spoken these things unto her. Sometimes, we have to deliver the message of stern justice, which...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. If they had possessed more faith, they would have left a door...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. She was a true woman — one whom they had known well enough to be quite able to trust her, and her witness ought to have been believed, but there were some that doubted.