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John 20:5

John 20:5
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he stooping down and looking in,.... That is, John; when he came to the sepulchre, stooped down to look into it, and see what he could see; he only went into the court, or stood upon the floor,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

John 20:1-12

For an account of the resurrection of Christ, see the notes at Matt. 28. Joh 20:9 The scripture - See Luk 24:26, Luk 24:46. The sense or meaning of the various predictions that foretold his death, as,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Went he not in - Why? Because he was fully satisfied that the body was not there. But why did he not seize upon the linen clothes, and keep them as a most precious relic? Because he had too much…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 20:1-10

There was no one thing of which the apostles were more concerned to produce substantial proof than the resurrection of their Master, 1. Because it was that which he himself appealed to as the last and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

stooping down, and looking in In the Greek this is expressed in a single word, which occurs again Joh 20:20 and Luk 24:12, in a literal sense, of -bending down to look carefully at;" and in a…

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