“ And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. ”
See the notes at Matthew 28:1-11 .
The Empty Tomb ( Mark 16:1-8 *, Matthew 28:1-10 *). Lk. tells of two men in place of Mk.'s young man. They remind the women that Jesus had foretold His resurrection. Instead of the injunction to...
to them . in their sight. as . like. idle tales . silly nonsense. Greek leros. Occurs only here.. medical term for delirium. believed not . disbelieved. Greek. apisteo.
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
And returned from the sepulchre, &c.— These words may be rendered, And returning back from the sepulchre, they told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest; Luke 24:9 . Now they...
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. See the note at Luke 24:41 , and at Mark...
The Resurrection and the Ascension 1-11. Two angels appear to the women at the sepulchre ( Matthew 28:1-8 ; Mark 16:1-8 : cp. John 20:1-2 ). See on Mt and Jn.
(9-11) To all the rest. — So Matthew 28:8 as to “the disciples,” as a wider term than “Apostles.” We may naturally think of many at least of the Seventy as being among the “rest.”
Chapter 26 THE FIRST LORD'S DAY. THE Sabbath came and went over the grave of its Lord, and silence reigned in Joseph's garden, broken only by the mailed sentinels, who laughed and chatted by, the...
the Empty Tomb Luke 24:1-12 The most perplexing question for those who deny Christ's resurrection is, “What became of His body if He did not rise?” If foes stole it, they would have produced it...
No human eye saw the resurrection. The women came early, but only to find the stone rolled away. The record of those earliest experiences is full of touching beauty. Luke alone gives us the story of...
"Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. (2) And they found the stone r...
And their words seemed to them as idle tales ,.... As fabulous things, as mere whims, and the fancies of their brains: "as a dream", according to the Persic version; or, "as a jest", as the Arabic v...
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. Ver. 11. As idle tales ] Set on with great earnestness, ληρος α λα, particula intensiva, et ερω, valde dico.
They returned from the sepulchre To Jerusalem; and told all these things to the eleven Apostles, in the course, probably, of that morning, for it is not likely that they found them all collected...
HE IS NOT HERE. BUT RISEN (vs.1-12) Though these dear women came to the grave very early in the morning the first day of the week, they were too late. Mary of Bethany had anointed the Lord Jesus...
The Resurrection. 1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spi...
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All Are Puzzled Over The Empty Tomb (24:1-12). When at last the time came for them to be able to go to the tomb, the women carried out the final preparations on the spices and ointments,and as Mar...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 24:1 . Very early in the morning .—Rather, “at early dawn” (R.V.); lit. “deep dawn.” And certain others with them .—Omit these words; omitted in R.V. Probably a harmonistic...
Luke 24:11 I. We can hardly conceive that, had the Cross and the sepulchre been the end of the course of Jesus, His followers would have held together many months. That such men should knit up aga...
Luke 24:1-4 . Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found...
Luke 24:21 . To-day is the third day. Christ was to rise the third day, according to the scriptures, as he had intimated to the disciples. Matthew 20:19 . See also Genesis 22:4 ; Genesis 42:18...
EXPOSITION Luke 24:1-42 THE RESURRECTION . All the four evangelists give an account of the Resurrection. None of the four, however, attempt to give a history of it simply from a hum...
Belief of the women, unbelief of the apostles:
2 Kings 7:2 ; Acts 12:9 ; Genesis 19:14 ; Job 9:16 ; Luke 24:25 ; Psalms 126:1