SEV Biblia, Chapter 20:5
Y bajndose a mirar , vio los lienzos puestos; mas no entr.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 20:5
Verse 5. Went he not in.] Why? Because he was fully satisfied that the body was not there. But why did he not seize upon the linen clothes, and keep them as a most precious relic? Because he had too much religion and too much sense; and the time of superstition and nonsense was not yet arrived, in which bits of rotten wood, rags of rotten cloth, decayed bones (to whom originally belonging no one knows) and bramble bushes, should become objects of religious adoration.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 5. And he stooping down and looking in , etc.] That is, John; when he came to the sepulchre, stooped down to look into it, and see what he could see; he only went into the court, or stood upon the floor, where the bearers used to set down the bier, before they put the corpse into one of the graves in the sepulchre, which were four cubits lower; (See Gill on Mark 16:5). Hence he was obliged to stoop down, ere he could see anything within: when he saw the linen clothes lying ; in which the body had been wrapped, but that itself not there: yet went he not in ; to the sepulchre itself, but waited in the court or porch, till Peter came; and perhaps might be timorous and fearful of going into such a place alone; the Arabic version reads it, he dared not go in.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-10 - If Christ gave his life a ransom, and had not taken it again, it woul not have appeared that his giving it was accepted as satisfaction. It was a great trial to Mary, that the body was gone. Weak believers ofte make that the matter of complaint, which is really just ground of hope and matter of joy. It is well when those more honoured than others with the privileges of disciples, are more active than others in the duty of disciples; more willing to take pains, and run hazards, in a good work We must do our best, and neither envy those who can do better, no despise those who do as well as they can, though they come behind. The disciple whom Jesus loved in a special manner, and who therefore in special manner loved Jesus, was foremost. The love of Christ will make us to abound in every duty more than any thing else. He that was behin was Peter, who had denied Christ. A sense of guilt hinders us in the service of God. As yet the disciples knew not the Scripture; the Christ must rise again from the dead.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ παρακυψας 3879 5660 V-AAP-NSM βλεπει 991 5719 V-PAI-3S κειμενα 2749 5740 V-PNP-APN τα 3588 T-APN οθονια 3608 N-APN ου 3756 PRT-N μεντοι 3305 CONJ εισηλθεν 1525 5627 V-2AAI-3S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
5. Stooping down (parakuyav). See on James. i. 25, and compare 1 Peter i. 12. See also Song of Solomon, ii. 9 (Sept.). "He looketh forth (parakuptwn) at the windows."Seeth (blepei). Simple sight. Compare the intent gaze of Peter (qewrei), ver. 6, which discovered the napkin, not seen by John.
