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Commentaries on John 20:6

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

Then cometh Simon Peter following him,.... In a very little time after him: and went into the sepulchre; itself, though not without first stooping down, as John did; see Lu 24:12. And seeth the linen clothes lie; as John did; and as by the mouth of two or three witnesses everything is confirmed, so was this; both saw the linen in which the body was wrapped, but that was gone; and which was a sign...

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

Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulcher, and seeth the linen clothes lie, 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 another kind.