And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
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Gill's Exposition
After that,.... A little time, or some few hours after, on the selfsame day; see Luk 24:13;
he appeared in another form: it seems to have been the form, or habit of a gardener that he appeared in to…
Barnes' Notes
Believed not - This is proof that they did not expect his resurrection; proof that they were not easily deceived, and that nothing but the clearest evidence could undeceive them.
We have here a very short account of two of Christ's appearances, and the little credit which the report of them gained with the disciples.
I. He appeared to Mary Magdalene, to her first in the…
Cambridge Bible
had been seen of her The original word here translated "had been seen" occurs nowhere else in St Mark except here in this section and in Mar 16:14.
believed not So incredible to them did the whole…
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