“Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,”
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen wrappings lying there — Peter's characteristic directness contrasts with the beloved disciple's restraint; he enters where the other hesitated. Peter observes (theōreō) the wrappings, but John's verb choice indicates passive observation rather than active comprehension. The repetition of 'linen wrappings lying there' emphasizes the peculiar arrangement as evidence.
Church Fathers on John 20:6
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 comes Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, to the sepulcher.
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 other Evangelists.
Una sabbati, i.e. one day after the sabbath.
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