John 20:6 (WEB)
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying,
Catechism · 1
“The disciple "whom Jesus loved" affirmed that when he entered the empty tomb and discovered "the linen cloths lying there", "he saw and believed".” — Catechism footnote: Jn 20:2, 6, 8.
Fathers and councils · 27
Augustine of Hippo
““To the end,” for His own resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself speaketh.” — editor's note: John xx. 1–17.
Read the whole comment“Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things unto her.”” — editor's note: John xx. 1–18.
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John Chrysostom
“When then she came and said these things, they hearing them, draw near with great eagerness to the sepulcher, and see the linen clothes lying, which was a sign of the Resurrection.” — editor's note: Ver. 3–7. “Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulcher. So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter,…
Read the whole comment“And he conceals not Peter’s good deeds, but relates both the confession, which he openly made when all were silent,and his entering into the tomb,and puts the apostle before himself.” — editor's note: John xx. 6.
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Jerome
“As often as we enter it we see the Saviour in His grave clothes, and if we linger we see again the angel sitting at His feet, and the napkin folded at His head.” — editor's note: John xx. 6, 7, 12.
Read the whole comment“(4) How can Matt. xxviii. 9 (Saturday evening) be reconciled with John xx. 1–18 (Sunday morning)?” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
The Sabbath being now over, during which it was unlawful to be there, Mary Magdalene could rest no longer, but came very early in the morning, to seek consolation at the grave: The first day of the week cometh Mary…
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Mary Magdalene, undoubtedly the most fervent in love, of all the women that ministered to our Lord; so that John deservedly mentions her only, and says nothing of the others who were with her, as we know from the…
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Una sabbati is the day which Christians call the Lord’s day, after our Lord’s resurrection. Matthew calls it prima sabbati.
Read the whole comment - BedeCatena Aurea on John
Una sabbati, i. e. one day after the sabbath.
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on John
Or thus: The Jews called the days of the week sabbath, and the first day, one of the sabbaths, which day is a type of the life to come; for that life will be one day not cut short by any night, since God is the sun…
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What Mark says, Very early in the morning, at the rising of the sun (Mark 16:1), does not contradict John’s words, when it was yet dark. At the dawn of day, there are yet remains of darkness, which disappear as the…
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It is well said, When it was yet dark: Mary was seeking the Creator of all things in the tomb, and because, she found Him not, thought He was stolen. Truly it was yet dark when she came to the sepulchre. And seeth…
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Now took place what Matthew only relates, the earthquake, and rolling away of the stone, and fright of the guards.
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Our Lord rose while the stone and seal were still on the sepulchre. But as it was necessary that others should be certified of this, the sepulchre is opened after the resurrection, and so the fact confirmed. This it…
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And therefore she ran to tell the disciples, that they might seek Him with her, or grieve with her: Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved.
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This is the way in which he usually mentions himself. Jesus loved all, but him in an especial and familiar way. And saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have…
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She puts the part for the whole; she had come only to seek for the body of our Lord, and now she laments that our Lord, the whole of Him, is taken away.
Read the whole comment - Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
Some of the Greek copies have, taken away my Lord, which is more expressive of love, and of the feeling of an handmaiden. But only a few have this reading.
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
The Evangelist does not deprive the woman of this praise, nor leaves out from shame, that they had the news first from her. As soon as they hear it, they hasten to the sepulchre.
Read the whole comment - Gregory the GreatCatena Aurea on John
But Peter and John before the others, for they loved most; Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on John
But how came they to the sepulchre, while the soldiers were guarding it? an easy question to answer. After our Lord’s resurrection and the earthquake, and the appearance of the angel at the sepulchre, the guards…
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After saying, came to the sepulchre, he goes back and tells us how they came: So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre; meaning himself, but he always speaks…
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On coming he sees the linen clothes set aside: And he slooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying. But he makes no further search: yet went he not in. Peter on the other hand, being of a more fervid…
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i. e. That Jesus had risen again, some think: but what follows contradicts this notion. He saw the sepulchre empty, and believed what the woman had said: For as yet they knew not the Scripture, that He must rise…
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But this account of the Evangelist1 must not be thought to be without some mystical meaning. By John, the younger of the two, the synagogue; by Peter, the elder, the Gentile Church is represented: for though the…
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Or thus: Peter is practical and prompt, John contemplative and intelligent, and learned in divine things. Now the contemplative man is generally beforehand in knowledge and intelligence, but the practical by his…
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Cross-references · 1
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 20:1–9 (3) (Catena Aurea).