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Text -- John 20:1-21 (NET)
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The Resurrection
20:1 Now very early on the first day of the week , while it was still dark , Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance .
20:2 So she went running to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them , “They have taken the Lord from the tomb , and we don’t know where they have put him !”
20:3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out to go to the tomb .
20:4 The two were running together , but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first .
20:5 He bent down and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, but he did not go in .
20:6 Then Simon Peter , who had been following him , arrived and went right into the tomb . He saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,
20:7 and the face cloth , which had been around Jesus ’ head , not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself .
20:8 Then the other disciple , who had reached the tomb first , came in , and he saw and believed .
20:9 (For they did not yet understand the scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead .)
Jesus’ Appearance to Mary Magdalene
20:10 So the disciples went back to their homes .
20:11 But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping . As she wept , she bent down and looked into the tomb .
20:12 And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus ’ body had been lying , one at the head and one at the feet .
20:13 They said to her , “Woman , why are you weeping ?” Mary replied , “They have taken my Lord away , and I do not know where they have put him !”
20:14 When she had said this , she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus .
20:15 Jesus said to her , “Woman , why are you weeping ? Who are you looking for ?” Because she thought he was the gardener , she said to him , “Sir , if you have carried him away , tell me where you have put him , and I will take him .”
20:16 Jesus said to her , “Mary .” She turned and said to him in Aramaic , “Rabboni ” (which means Teacher ).
20:17 Jesus replied , “Do not touch me , for I have not yet ascended to my Father . Go to my brothers and tell them , ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father , to my God and your God .’”
20:18 Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples , “I have seen the Lord !” And she told them what Jesus had said to her .
Jesus’ Appearance to the Disciples
20:19 On the evening of that day , the first day of the week , the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders . Jesus came and stood among them and said to them , “Peace be with you .”
20:20 When he had said this , he showed them his hands and his side . Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord .
20:21 So Jesus said to them again , “Peace be with you . Just as the Father has sent me , I also send you .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
JOHN, GOSPEL OF |
Jesus, The Christ |
RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST, THE |
Resurrection of Christ |
Peter |
Love |
Sabbath |
Mary |
Women |
PAPYRUS |
PETER, SIMON |
TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
John |
Friendship |
Trouble |
BODY, SPIRITUAL |
Angel |
JOHN THE APOSTLE |
WOMAN |
JESUS CHRIST, 4F |
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NET Notes -> Joh 20:1; Joh 20:1; Joh 20:1; Joh 20:2; Joh 20:3; Joh 20:4; Joh 20:4; Joh 20:5; Joh 20:5; Joh 20:6; Joh 20:7; Joh 20:7; Joh 20:8; Joh 20:9; Joh 20:9; Joh 20:9; Joh 20:13; Joh 20:13; Joh 20:13; Joh 20:14; Joh 20:15; Joh 20:16; Joh 20:16; Joh 20:16; Joh 20:16; Joh 20:17; Joh 20:18; Joh 20:18; Joh 20:18; Joh 20:18; Joh 20:19; Joh 20:19; Joh 20:19; Joh 20:19; Joh 20:19; Joh 20:20
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NET Notes: Joh 20:5 Presumably by the time the beloved disciple reached the tomb there was enough light to penetrate the low opening and illuminate the interior of the to...
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NET Notes: Joh 20:6 Grk “And he saw.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of...
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NET Notes: Joh 20:7 Much dispute and difficulty surrounds the translation of the words not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself. Basica...
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NET Notes: Joh 20:8 What was it that the beloved disciple believed (since v. 7 describes what he saw)? Sometimes it is suggested that what he believed was Mary Magdalene&...
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NET Notes: Joh 20:9 Verse 9 is a parenthetical note by the author. The author does not explicitly mention what OT scripture is involved (neither does Paul in 1 Cor 15:4, ...
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NET Notes: Joh 20:14 The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
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NET Notes: Joh 20:18 The first part of Mary’s statement, introduced by ὅτι (Joti), is direct discourse (ἑώρακα τ...
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NET Notes: Joh 20:19 Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” In NT usage the term ᾿Ιουδαῖοι (Io...
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