Scofield Reference Notes The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Margin Mary
For order of events on the resurection day, See Scofield Note: "Mt 28:1". Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and 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.
Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. [1] Touch me not
Cf. Mt 28:9, "and they came and held him by the feet." A contradiction has been supposed. Three views are held: (1) That Jesus speaks to Mary as the High Priest fulfilling the day of atonement (Le 16). Having accomplished the sacrifice, He was on His way to present the sacred blood in heaven, and that, between the meeting with Mary in the garden and the meeting of Mt 28:9. He had so ascended and returned: a view in harmony with types. (2) That Mary Magdalene, knowing as yet only Christ after the flesh 2Cor 5:15-17 and having found her Beloved, sought only to hold Him so; while He, about to assume a new relation to His disciples in ascension, gently teaches Mary that now she must not seek to hold Him to the earth, but rather become His messenger of the new joy. (3) That He merely meant: "Do not detain me now; I have not yet ascended; you will see me again; run rather to my brethren," etc. Margin Touch me not Or, do not detain me. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. [1] My Lord and My God
The deity of Jesus Christ is declared in Scripture: (1) In the intimations and explicit predictions of the O.T. (a) The theophanies intimate the appearance of God in human form, and His ministry thus to man Gen 16:7-13 18:2-23 especially Gen 18:17 32:28 with Ho12:3-5 Ex 3:2-14. (b) The Messiah is expressly declared to be the Son of God Ps 2:2-9 and God Ps 45:6,7 Heb 1:8,9 Ps 110:1 Mt 22:44 Acts 2:34 Heb 1:13 Ps 110:4 Heb 5:6 6:20 7:17-21 Zech 6:13. (c) His virgin birth was foretold as the means through which God could be "Immanuel," God with us Isa 7:13,14 Mt 1:22,23 (d) The Messiah is expressly invested with the divine names Isa 9:6,7 (e) In a prophecy of His death He is called Jehovah's "fellow" Zech 13:7 Mt 26:31. (f) His eternal being is declared Mic 5:2 Mt 2:6 Jn 7:42. (2) Christ Himself affirmed His deity. (a) He applied to Himself the Jehovistic I AM. (The pronoun "he" is not in the Greek; cf Jn 8:24 8:56-58. The Jews correctly understood this to be our Lord's claim to full deity. Jn 8:59. See also, Jn 10:33 18:4-6 where, also, "he" is not in the original.) (b) He claimed to be the Adonai of the O.T. Mt 22:42-45. See Scofield Note: "Gen 15:2". (c) He asserted His identity with the Father Mt 28:19 Mk 14:62 Jn 10:30, that the Jews so understood Him is shown by Jn 10:31,32 14:8,9 17:5. (d) He exercised the chief prerogative of God Mk 2:5-7 Lk 7:48-50. (e) He asserted omnipresence Mt 18:20 Jn 3:13 omniscience, Jn 11:11-14, when Jesus was fifty miles away; Mk 11:6-8, omnipotence Mt 28:18 Lk 7:14 Jn 5:21-23 6:19, mastery over nature, and creative power Lk 9:16,17 Jn 2:9 10:28. (f) He received and approved human worship, Mt 14:33 28:9 Jn 20:28,29. (3) The N.T. writers ascribe divine titles to Christ: Jn 1:1 20:28 Acts 20:28 Rom 1:4 9:5 2Th 1:12 1Tim 3:16 Ti 2:13 Heb 1:8 1Jn 5:20. (4) The N.T. writers ascribe divine perfections and attributes to Christ (e.g.) Mt 11:28 18:20 28:20 Jn 1:2 2:23-25 3:13 Jn 5:17 21:17 Heb 1:3,11,12 13:8 Rev 1:8,17,18 2:23 Rev 11:17 22:13. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. Scofield Reference Notes by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield [1917] Bible Hub |
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