But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.
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But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.
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Then aroose Peter and ran vnto the sepulcre and stouped in and sawe the lynnen cloothes layde by them selfe and departed wondrynge in him selfe at that which had happened.
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Then arose Peter, and ran vnto the sepulchre, and looked in, and saw the linnen clothes laide by themselues, and departed wondering in himselfe at that which was come to passe.
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- John 20:3-10 Therefore Peter and the other disciple went out, and they went toward the tomb. They both ran together. The other disciple outran Peter, and came to the tomb first. Stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying, yet he didn’t enter in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying, and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself. So then the other disciple who came first to the tomb also entered in, and he saw and believed. For as yet they didn’t know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. So the disciples went away again to their own homes.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Christ useth the incredulity of his disciples, to the…
Christ useth the incredulity of his disciples, to the fuller setting forth of the truth of his resurrection, lest they should seem to have believed that too lightly, which they preached afterward to all the world.
As it were holding down his head, and bowing his neck, looked diligently in.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre;…
12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
Ver. 12. And stooping down] Obstipo capite et propenso collo. We need not doubt therefore about the certainty of this history of Christ’s resurrection.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they talked together,.... As they went along, on…
And they talked together,.... As they went along, on their journey:
of all these things which had happened; concerning their dear Lord and master, Jesus Christ; how that he had been betrayed by Judas, one of his disciples; had been led bound, first to Annas, and then Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose palace he had been condemned to death; how that he was delivered by the chief priests and elders, to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of whom they requested, that he might be crucified: they very likely discoursed also, about the ignominious treatment he met with, both in the high priest's palace and: in Pilate's hall; and how at last he was crucified between two thieves, and was dead and buried; and particularly, they might be talking together of what they had heard that morning from the women, that had been at the sepulchre of Christ, and reported that he was risen.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 12. Then arose Peter] John went with him,…
Verse 12. Then arose Peter] John went with him, and got to the tomb before him. See Joh 20:2-3.
The linen clothes laid by themselves] Or, The linen clothes only. This was the fine linen which Joseph of Arimathea bought, and wrapped the body in: Mr 15:46. Small as this circumstance may at first view appear, it is, nevertheless, no mean proof of the resurrection of our Lord. Had the body been stolen away, all that was wrapped about it would have been taken away with it; as the delay which must have been occasioned by stripping it might have led to the detection of the theft; nor would the disciples have run such a risk if they had stolen him, when stripping the body could have answered no end. This circumstance is related still more particularly by John, Joh 20:5-7. Peter seeth the linen clothes lie, and the napkin that was about his head not lying with the linen clothes, but WRAPPED together in a place by itself. All these circumstances prove that the thing was done leisurely; order and regularity being observed through the whole. Hurry and confusion necessarily mark every act of robbery.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Peter, &c.--(See on Joh 20:1-10).
Peter, &c.--(See on Joh 20:1-10).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain § 146.—PETER AND JOHN VISIT THE SEPULCHRE, Luk_24:12.
§ 146.—PETER AND JOHN VISIT THE SEPULCHRE, Luk_24:12.
Given more fully in Joh_20:3-10.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 12. Then arose Peter] For the fuller details see…
12. Then arose Peter] For the fuller details see Joh_20:2-9. It should be simply ‘but Peter arose.’ The ‘but’ implies his readiness to believe. The presence of John, though omitted here, is implied in Luk_24:24. The verse is probably genuine, though omitted in D.
the linen clothes] Othonia, a very general term, and perhaps including the linen bands in which the Body had been swathed in spices. Comp. Joh_20:6-7.
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laid by the?nselves] Important as incidentally refuting the story disseminated by the Jews (Mat_28:11-15). Such a stealing of the body was on every ground impossible under the conditions, and had it been even possible could only have been a hurried and perilous work. Yet this absurd Jewish fiction was repeated and amplified twelve centuries later in the blasphemous Toldoth Jeshu.
departed, wondering in himself] Rather, departed to Ms own house, wondering (comp. Joh_20:10). The surprise, the alarm, the perplexed incredulity of the Disciples, admitted by all the Evangelists alike, add force to those evidences which so absolutely convinced them of the miracle which they had never contemplated. The stunning blow of the Crucifixion had made them forget the prophecies of Jesus, which even at the time they had been unable to receive with any comprehension or conviction. (See Luk_9:43-45; Joh_2:18-22; Joh_6:61-64; Joh_10:17-18; Joh_13:31; Mat_12:38-42; Mat_16:13-27; Mat_17:1-9; Mar_10:32-34, &c.)
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (12) Then arose Peter.—See Notes on Joh_20:3-10. The fact…
(12) Then arose Peter.—See Notes on Joh_20:3-10. The fact of Peter’s visit to the sepulchre is common to St. Luke and St. John, but the former does not mention the companionship of the beloved disciple. On the assumption of Joanna being St. Luke’s informant, we can understand that she told what she remembered, Peter’s impetuous rush to the sepulchre, and did not notice that he was followed by his friend.
Stooping down.—The word was sometimes used alone, as in Jas_1:25, 1Pe_1:12, for the act of stooping down to look.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and…
Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. This verse is omitted in some of the ancient authorities. It is, however, no doubt genuine, and is, in tact, a condensed report (omitting all mention of John) of the narrative given at length in St. John"s Gospel. (Joh_20:3-10)
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William B. Godbey 1900 · Public Domain Luk 24:12. “And Peter, rising, ran to the sepulcher,…
JOHN AND PETER RUN TO THE SEPULCHER
Luk 24:12. “And Peter, rising, ran to the sepulcher, and sees the grave-clothes lying alone, and departed, wondering to himself over that which has taken place.” Joh 20:3-10 : “Then Peter and the other disciple went out, and were coming to the sepulcher. And the two were running together; and the other disciple was running before more rapidly than Peter, and came first to the sepulcher, and looking down, he sees the grave-clothes lying; indeed he did not go in. Then Simon Peter comes, following him, and went into the sepulcher, and sees the grave-clothes lying, and the napkin, which was upon His head, not lying with the grave- clothes, but rolled up separate in one place. Then when he went in, and the other disciple, the one having come first to the sepulcher, he both saw and believed; for they did not yet understand the Scripture, that it behooved Him to rise from the dead. Then they departed again to their lodging.” When the women, who had gone at the early dawn to finish the embalmment of the body, came with the thrilling news of His resurrection, being literally wild with enthusiasm and excitement, the apostles signally recoiled from the reception of a message so wonderful and paradoxical, and at the same time so infinitely go, inspiring, and electrifying, that their faith swooned away into a delectable rhapsody, culminating in the impression that as it was too good to be true, it was certainly a dream, flitting by in their waking moments, the grasping of which would but prove like the fugitive vision of an ambrosial night. They were afraid to venture out and exercise appropriative faith. Peter and John, however, who seem as a rule to have been blessed with deeper spiritual insight than their comrades, credited the paradoxical report of the women enough to set out at once for the sepulcher, running with all their might, hopeful to arrive on the spot before the delectable scenes described by the women should all have evanesced. John, the youngest of the twelve, in perfect health, and naturally superlatively nimble and active, outran Peter, arriving some time before the senior apostle. Looking into the sepulcher, he sees it vacant, the grave-clothes lying, but does not venture in. Meanwhile, bold old Peter, two hundred yards behind, rushed on, arrived at the sepulcher, looked in, and, unhesitatingly entering it, searched everything diligently, and coming out, certified that He was not there. Consequently these two were constrained to credit the wonderful report of the women.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 24:12 Peter . . . ran to the tomb…
24:12 Peter . . . ran to the tomb to look: John also accompanied Peter (John 20:2-9).
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