1 Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ” 8 And they remembered His words. 9 Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. 12 But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.
Commentary
Vs. 1-3 1 Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
And so, it was that on Sunday, the day after the Sabbath rest, (and the first day of the week for Jews), that the woman returned (with certain other woman now with them), to the Tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared to embalm the body of Jesus. However, when they arrived, they found the stone that sealed the tomb rolled away! And so, they entered the tomb, however when they did so, to their amazement, Jesus’ body was not there!
Vs. 4 “And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.”
Now when the woman went into the tomb and did not find the body of Jesus, they were all greatly perplexed about this. And while they were still in a state of shock, two men stood by them in shining garments. These though were not mere mortal men, but angels, who taking the form of men, were sent to them to tell them what has happened.
Vs. 5-8 5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ” 8 And they remembered His words.
Now when the woman saw them, (they instinctively realized that these were not just mere men) and so they were afraid, and bowed their faces to the earth. And as they did this the “men” said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ” Therefore these “men” being sent by God to them, told them that in their seeking Jesus in the tomb they would not find Him, for He is not dead but Living! Then they remined them of Jesus’ own Words in which He said, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ” Now when they were told these things the woman remembered Jesus’ Words; just as we also need to remind each other of Jesus’ Words to strengthen us in our own faith and good deeds.
Vs. 9 “Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.”
Having found Jesus’ tomb empty, and encountered the two angels there, the woman now return to the eleven and the rest, and tell them of all the things that transpired there.
Vs. 10 “It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles.”
Now the woman who old these things to the apostles were Mary Magdalene, (who plays a prominent role in discovering the open tomb, and first encounters the Resurrected Lord Jesus Christ), Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them. These women then would be the first witness and messengers of the Lord Jesus Christ’s Resurrection.
Vs. 11 “And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them.”
When the eleven first heard their words, they did not believe them, for at that time their words only seemed to them like idle tales, however that would soon change!
Vs. 12 “But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.”
Peter initially not believing when told with the eleven, though soon arose and ran to the tomb to see the sight for himself, and when he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves (that is undamaged, and thus not removed by human hands) he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.”
Scripture Quotations
New King James Version (1982): Thomas Nelson.
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