Verse 1. Mark xvi, 1; Luke xxiv, 1; John xx, 1

2. An angel of the Lord had rolled away the stone and sat upon it - St. Luke and St. John speak of two angels that appeared: but it seems as if only one of them had appeared sitting on the stone without the sepulchre, and then going into it, was seen with another angel, sitting, one where the head, the other where the feet of the body had lain.

Verse 6. Come, see the place where the Lord lay - Probably in speaking he rose up, and going before the women into the sepulchre, said, Come, see the place. This clearly reconciles what St. John relates, John xx, 12, this being one of the two angels there mentioned.

Verse 7. There shall ye see him - In his solemn appearance to them all together. But their gracious Lord would not be absent so long: he appeared to them several times before then. Lo, I have told you - A solemn confirmation of what he had said.

Verse 9. Hail - The word in its primary sense means, "Rejoice:" in its secondary and more usual meaning, "Happiness attend you."

Verse 10. Go tell my brethren - I still own them as such, though they so lately disowned and forsook me.

Verse 13. Say, his disciples came by night, and stole him while we slept - Is it possible, that any man of sense should digest this poor, shallow inconsistency? If ye were awake, why did you let the disciples steal him? If asleep, how do you know they did?

Verse 16. To the mountain where Jesus had appointed them - This was probably Mount Tabor, where, (it is commonly supposed, ) he had been before transfigured. It seems to have been here also, that he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once.

Verse 18. All power is given to me - Even as man. As God, he had all power from eternity.