JOHN 20:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.”
Saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus — Mary's turning (straphē) toward the risen Jesus parallels theological conversion; she sees (theōreō) yet fails to recognize (ginōskō). The resurrection body's unrecognizability (even to intimate disciples) suggests profound ontological transformation; the risen Jesus is identifiable not by appearance but by voice, word, and grace. This unrecognition paradoxically establishes the reality of true resurrection.
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