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John 20

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1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

27 Then saith he to Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

   

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Explanation of John 19

By Rev. John Clowes M.A.

Explaining the Inner Meaning of John 19

Verse 19:1. That they, who are in the falsities of ignorance, treat the Word with contumely, being misled by those who are in knowledges.

Verses 19:2, 3. And even they, who fought in favour of truths, falsified and adulterated those truths.

Verses 19:4, 5. Still they, who are in the falsities of ignorance, are disposed to acknowledge the Lord's integrity, who at that time represented the divine Word as to its quality in the Jewish church, where it was suffocated by the falsities of cravings.

Verses 19:6, 7, 8, 9. Therefore, notwithstanding his rejection by the perverted church, they still maintain his innocence, and are led into further enquiry concerning his divinity, which is denied in the perverted church.

Verses 19:10, 11. But on this subject they receive no instruction, until they are first instructed concerning the laws of divine permission and providence, to which all human power is subjected.

Verses 19:12, 13, 14. By which instruction they are the more confirmed in favour of the Lord's integrity, and divinity, and notwithstanding what is urged by the perverted church, that temporal dominion is more to be consulted than the dominion of the eternal truth, they continue steadfast in asserting the dominion of truth, thus of the Lord's Divine Humanity.

Verse 19:15. Which spiritual dominion is entirely rejected by the perverted church, so that they acknowledge no dominion but what is temporal, or of the world.

Verses 19:16, 17, 18. And thus they also, who are in the falsities of ignorance, are led to reject the Lord, who, as to his humanity, is totally rejected by the perverted church, together with faith and charity.

Verses 19:19, 20, 21, 22. Still they insist that the Lord, in his humanity, is divine truth, or the Word, thus contumeliously treated, notwithstanding what is urged to the contrary by the perverted church.

Verses 19:23, 24. Who, whilst they ought to fight in favour of truth, dissipate and destroy every truth of the Word, except the internal spiritual truth, which they are not able to destroy, and this according to prediction.

Verses 19:25, 26, 27. The Lord teaches that charity in effect, or works of charity, constitute the church.

Verses 19:28, 29, 30. And from his ardent love of what is good and true in the church, accepts the falsities of ignorance amongst the Gentiles, when purified, as truths.

Verses 19:31, 32, 33. That the perverted church are eager to destroy scientific truth, and do destroy the doctrines of faith and charity, but not those which are in connection with divine truth.

Verses 19:34, 35, 38, 37. They destroy also all the spiritual and natural truth of the Word, agreeably to the testimony of those who are principled in the good of love, and who therefore acknowledge the divine truth which teaches that scientific truth shall be kept entire, and that nevertheless the perverted church destroyed both the spiritual and natural truth of the Word.

Verses 19:38, 39, 40. Nevertheless they, who are principled in the truth of the church, acknowledge the Lord's humanity, and his divine life in the sensual principle, and thus his glorification even to the ultimates of the body.

Verses 19:41, 42. For the Lord's final temptation-combats were under the influence of his divine wisdom and intelligence, and thus aided his ascent to the divine good, different from all other men, and therefore he submitted to the process of his glorification, as it had been before representatively figured in the Word.

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John 19:34

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34 However one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.