Easter Season · Year C
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
April 16, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed." (John 20:8)
Mary Magdalene finds the tomb open before dawn and runs to tell Peter and the beloved disciple, who race to the tomb and find it empty except for the burial cloths. John notes that at this point neither of them yet understood from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
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Commentary
John 20 Commentary Enduring Word
Verse-by-verse evangelical commentary on the resurrection appearances in John 20, including the empty tomb.
John 20:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects classic commentaries (Gill, Barnes, Cambridge, and others) verse by verse on John 20:1.
John 20 Commentary Precept Austin
Devotional, word-study-heavy commentary with cross references on John 20.
Commentary on John 20:1-18 Working Preacher
A Lutheran seminary scholar's homiletical commentary on the resurrection narrative in John 20.
Background & Word Study
John 20:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek text of John 20:1 with word-by-word parsing and Strong's numbers.
John 13-21 Video BibleProject
An animated overview of the second half of John's Gospel, including the resurrection chapters.
Gospel of John Course Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's introductory course on the structure and themes of John's Gospel.
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