But Mary stood (better, was standing) without at the sepulchre weeping. — She had before gone back as soon as she saw that the stone was taken away (John 20:1-2), and had told the two disciples of what she found. She was left behind by them in their haste to reach the sepulchre, but has followed them, and now that they have returned with the joy of a new and fuller faith, she remains without the sepulchre, not venturing to enter, and giving vent in tears to the sorrow that weighs upon her heart.
She stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre. — Comp. Note on John 20:5.