This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.
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This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.
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And this is now the thyrde tyme that Iesus appered to his disciples after that he was rysen agayne from deeth.
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This is now the third time that Iesus shewed himselfe to his disciples, after that he was risen againe from the dead.
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Passages linked to John 21:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- John 20:26 After eight days again his disciples were inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the middle, and said, “Peace be to you.”
- John 20:19 When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle, and said to them, “Peace be to you.”
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 14. The third time. The number three refers to…
14. The third time. The number three refers to the distance of time. Christ had already appeared to his disciples more than seven times, but all that had been transacted in one day is included in one manifestation. The Evangelist, therefore, means that Christ had been seen by the disciples at intervals, in order to confirm their belief of his resurrection.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 14 This is now the third time that Jesus…
14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
Ver. 14. This is now the third time, &c.] Adam died, and we hear no more of him; not so the second Adam. "If a man die, shall he live again?" Job 14:14. Not till the general resurrection surely. Many devices there are in the minds of some, that there shall be a first resurrection of the martyrs only, and that they shall reign on earth a thousand years. Alsted saith, this thousand years shall begin in the year 1694. But these, saith a divine, are but the mistakes of some high expressions in Scripture; which describe the judgments poured out upon God’s enemies in making a way to the Jews’ conversion by the pattern of the last judgment. (Cotton upon the Seven Vials.)
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The third time; that is, the third day, for…
The third time; that is, the third day, for upon his resurrection day he showed himself,
1. To Mary Magdalene, Joh 20:14.
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2. To the two disciples going to Emmaus, Luk 24:15,31.
3. To the women going to tell his disciples, Mat 28:9.
4. In the evening to his disciples, met, Joh 20:19.
All these are by John counted for one time, because they were upon one and the same day. That day seven night he appeared to them again, Joh 20:26. After this at the sea of Tiberias, mentioned in this chapter.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain This is now the third time,.... Or day of…
This is now the third time,.... Or day of Christ's appearance to his disciples: he appeared to them first on the same day he rose, and then a second time eight days after, or that day a week later, and now at the sea of Tiberias; for within this compass of time he had made more appearances than three, though to particular persons, and not to such a number of the disciples as at these three times:
that Jesus showed himself to his disciples after that he was risen from the dead: and thus, as by the mouth of two or three witnesses, everything is established; so by these three principal appearances of Christ to his disciples, his resurrection from the dead was confirmed.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The third time - That he appeared to so…
The third time - That he appeared to so many of the apostles together.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 14. This is now the third time] That…
Verse 14. This is now the third time] That is, this was the third time he appeared unto the apostles, when all or most of them were together. He appeared to ten of them, Joh 20:19; again to eleven of them, Joh 20:26; and at this time to seven of them, Joh 21:2. But, when the other evangelists are collated, we shall find that this was the seventh time in which he had manifested himself after he arose from the dead.
1st. He appeared to Mary of Magdala, Mr 16:9; Joh 20:15-16.
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2ndly, To the holy women who came from the tomb. Mt 28:9.
3dly, To the two disciples who went to Emmaus, Lu 24:13, c.
4thly, To St. Peter alone, Lu 24:34.
5thly, To the ten, in the absence of Thomas, Joh 20:19.
6thly, Eight days after to the eleven, Thomas being present Joh 20:26.
7thly, To the seven, mentioned in Joh 21:2; which was between the eighth and fortieth day after his resurrection. Besides these seven appearances, he showed himself,
8thly, To the disciples on a certain mountain in Galilee, Mt 28:16.
If the appearance mentioned by St. Paul, 1Co 15:6, to upwards of 500 brethren at once - if this be not the same with his appearance on a mountain in Galilee, it must be considered the ninth. According to the same apostle, he was seen of James, 1Co 15:7, which may have been the tenth appearance. And, after this, to all the apostles, when, at Bethany, he ascended to heaven in their presence. See Mr 16:19-20; Lu 24:50-53; Ac 1:3-12; 1Co 15:7. This appears to have been the eleventh time in which he distinctly manifested himself after his resurrection. But there might have been many other manifestations, which the evangelists have not thought proper to enumerate, as not being connected with any thing of singular weight or importance.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The third time - See the “Harmony of the…
The third time - See the “Harmony of the Accounts of the Resurrection of Jesus.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain This is now the third time that Jesus was…
This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested to his disciples. He had appeared to them more than thrice, even the very day of his resurrection. (Matthew xxviii. 16.) Here it is called the third time either because it was the third different day; or because it was the third time that he had them appeared to a considerable number together. After this, he appeared to them frequently, and conversed with them for forty days, till his ascension. See Acts i. 3. and 1 Corinthians xv. 5. (Witham) --- This must be understood of the third day, or of the third time, that our Saviour appeared to his apostles assembled: the first day, being the day of his resurrection; the second, eight days after, when St. Thomas saw, and believed; and on this day of their fishing. (St. Augustine, tract. 122. in Joan.) --- The evangelists relates ten different manifestations of our Saviour, after his resurrection. First, he was seen by the women at the sepulchre; 2ndly, he was again seen by the same holy women, returning from the sepulchre; 3rdly, by St. Peter; 4thly, by the two going to Emmaus; 5thly, by many at Jerusalem, when Thomas was not with them; 6thly, at the time when St. Thomas saw him; 7thly, at the sea of Tiberias; 8thly, by the eleven, on a mountain of Galilee, according to St. Matthew; 9thly, according to St. Mark, by the disciples, at their refreshment, because he was going to sup with them no more; and 10thly, on the day of his ascension, raised from the earth into heaven. (St. Augustine, de Concord. Ev. lib. iii. chap. 25.)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain This is the third time that Jesus showed himself--was…
This is the third time that Jesus showed himself--was manifested.
to his disciples--His assembled disciples; for if we reckon His appearances to individual disciples, they were more.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. The third time—That he had shown himself to…
14. The third time—That he had shown himself to his disciples alone. The two previous being 5 and 6 in the following enumeration: “This was the seventh time in which he had manifested himself after he arose from the dead. (1.) He appeared to Mary of Magdala, Mar_16:9; Joh_20:15-16. (2.) To the holy women who came from the tomb, Mat_28:9. (3.) To the two disciples who went to Emmaus, Luk_24:13, etc. (4.) To St. Peter alone, Luk_24:34. (5.) To the ten, in the absence of Thomas, chap. Joh_20:19. (6.) Eight days after to the eleven, Thomas being present, Joh_21:14. (7.) To the seven, mentioned in Joh_21:2 of this chapter, which was between the eighth and fortieth day after his resurrection. Besides these seven appearances, he showed himself, eighthly, to the disciples on a certain mountain in Galilee, Matthew xxiii, 16. If the appearance mentioned by St. Paul (1Co_15:6) to upwards of five hundred brethren at once be not the same with his appearance on a mountain in Galilee, it must be considered the ninth. According to the same apostle he was seen of James, (1Co_15:7,) which may have been the tenth appearance. And after this to all the apostles, when, at Bethany, he ascended to heaven in their presence. See Mar_16:19-20; Luk_24:50-53; Act_1:3-12; 1Co_15:7. This appears to have been the eleventh time.”—A. Clarke.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. This is now the third time] We have…
14. This is now the third time] We have a similar construction 2Pe_3:1. The two previous manifestations are probably those related Joh_20:19-23; Joh_20:26-29 : but we have not sufficient knowledge to arrange the different appearances in chronological order. See on Luk_24:49.
shewed himself] Manifested Himself: see on Joh_21:1.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) This is now the third time that Jesus…
(14) This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples.—Better, . . . that Jesus was manifested . . .—Comp. Note on Joh_21:1. The writer is giving his own witness. He passes over, therefore, the appearances to Mary Magdalene and others, and counting only those “to the disciples”—to the Ten on the first Easter day, and to the Eleven on its octave—gives this appearance as the third. (Comp. Note on 1Co_15:5-7.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain This is now or, as Meyer puts it, this…
This is now or, as Meyer puts it, this time already isthe third time that Jesus was manifested (passive, not active, as in ver. 1) to the disciples, after that he was risen from the dead; or, when he had been raised from the dead. The implication is that there had up to this time been no other manifestation to groups of his disciples than those which John bad related. Therefore those other occurrences mentioned by Luke, Matthew, and Paul must be supposed to lie still in the future. That there were other manifestations is not obscurely hinted by the word hdh . The appearances to the women, to Cephas and James, are not of the class so carefully described by John. The eita toiv dwdeka of 1Co_15:5, etc., might be regarded as this third manifestation to the disciples (Luthardt). Godet agrees that the two appearances in Luke (Emmaus and Peter) are not reckoned by John, any more than that made to Mary Magdalene. The statement, "to the disciples," is clearly the explanation. Paul mentions the appearance
(1) to Simon Peter;
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(2) then to the twelve; (Joh_20:19, Joh_20:26)
(3) to the five hundred, at the head of whom may have been the eleven of Mat_28:16-20;
(4) James;
(5) the twelve (the ascension not described by John).
Since Luke and Paul (Godet) omitted the narrative before us, John is here repairing the omissions of tradition. It seems quite as reasonable to place this third revelation to a group of apostles as the third of Paul"s enumerations. John is explicit in recording appearances to the special, combined, and chosen witnesses, while he not only implies, but mentions, other manifestations. Paul recites the special manifestations of various kinds, and gives most important details dropped by other traditions. The apocryphal " Gospel according to the Hebrews," as related by Jerome ("Cat. Script. Eccl. "Jacobus quotes the passage which refers to the interview between James and the risen Lord. Gregory of Tours ("Hist. Francorum," 1:21) refers to the tradition as though he had taken it from some analogous but not identical source (see a full discussion of the passage in Nicholson"s "Gospel according to the Hebrews," pp. 62-68). If the previous manifestations of the risen Lord were made to love, to thought, to earnest though trembling inquiry, to spiritual vision only, so here we find that, amid the ordinary duties of life and the activities and disappointments of daily service, the Lord manifests himself. The eye of love and the heart of rock are made ready for special assurances of the Master"s presence and power to help and guide disciples throughout that mysterious future in which they are to feel and realize his words, "Lo! I am with you always, even to the end of the world."
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 14. The third time that Jesus shewed himself to…
14. The third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples. John does not say that this was the third appearance of Jesus, but the third time he had showed himself to the disciples, or apostles, for that is the sense in which disciples is here, and often, used. The first time was his appearance to the ten apostles, on the evening of the day of the resurrection (John 20:19). The second was to the eleven (Thomas was now present) one week later (John 20:26).
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 21:14 This scene on the beach was the third…
21:14 This scene on the beach was the third time Jesus had appeared (see 20:11-23, 26-29).
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