John 20

Mary Magdalene, coming early to the sepulchre, finds it empty, and runs and tells Peter, John 20:1 , John 20:2 . Peter and John run to the tomb, and find all as Mary had reported, John 20:3-10 . Mary sees a vision of angels in the tomb, John 20:11-13 . Jesus himself appears to her, and sends her with a message to the disciples, John 20:14-18 . He appears to the disciples, gives the fullest proof of the reality of his resurrection, and communicates to them a measure of the Holy Spirit, John 20:19-23 . The determined incredulity of Thomas, John 20:24 , John 20:25 . Eight days after, Jesus appears again to the disciples, Thomas being present, to whom he gives the proofs he had desired, John 20:26 , John 20:27 . Thomas is convinced, and makes a noble confession, John 20:28 . Our Lord's reflections on his case, John 20:29 . Various signs done by Christ, not circumstantially related, John 20:30 . Why others are recorded, John 20:31 .

All that John relates concerning the resurrection of our Lord he has collected partly from the account given by Mary Magdalene, and partly from his own observations. From Mary he derived the information given, John 20:1 , John 20:2 , and from John 20:11-18 . From his own actual knowledge, what he relates, John 3:3-10 , John 3:19-29 , and the whole of John 21:1-25. It is supposed that he details the account given by Mary, without altering any circumstance, and without either addition or retrenchment. See Rosenmuller.