John 20:11-18
Summary for John 20:11-13: 20:11-13 a Although two ... angels appeared inside the tomb, the riddle of Jesus’ disappearance remained unsolved (see Luke 24:4 b).• why are you crying? Sorrow was not the appropriate response in this moment.
Summary for John 20:14-15: 20:14-15 c Jesus, whom Mary mistook for the gardener, repeated the angel’s question and added, Who are you looking for? Jesus’ question was to provoke Mary’s thinking: At this point Mary was looking for the body of Jesus, but she was about to meet the living Christ.
20:16 d When Jesus called Mary by name, she recognized him immediately (see 10:3-4 e).
20:17 f Mary thought that with the resurrection, Jesus would resume normal relations with his disciples. She was trying to cling to the joy she discovered in her resurrected Lord. But his fellowship with her would come in a new form (20:22 g). Jesus had not yet ascended to complete his return to the Father, but the process was underway. Before his final departure, he would give the Holy Spirit (20:22 h; see 14:15-21 i, 26 j; 15:26-27 k; 16:5-15 l).
20:18 m Mary was the first eyewitness to see the Lord following his resurrection. She not only saw him, she heard him and touched him (see 1 Jn 1:1-4 n). This great privilege was given to a woman whose broken life had experienced healing (Luke 8:2 o). In Jewish culture this was astounding; a woman could not even be a witness in court. No Jew in this period would make up such a story.
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