Easter Season · Easter Vigil · Year C
Luke 24:1-12
The Empty Tomb
April 16, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen." (Luke 24:5-6)
At dawn the women who had followed Jesus find the tomb's stone rolled away and the body gone, and two dazzling figures announce that he has risen, just as he foretold. When the women report this to the eleven, the apostles dismiss it as an idle tale, though Peter runs to the tomb and goes home amazed.
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Commentary on Luke 24:1-12 Working Preacher
Exegesis for the Vigil of Easter focused on the women's testimony and its initial dismissal by the apostles.
Luke 24 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse evangelical commentary covering the whole resurrection chapter.
Luke 24:1 BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries verse by verse on the empty tomb narrative.
Luke 24 Resurrection of Christ Commentary Precept Austin
A detailed inductive-study commentary walking through the resurrection chapter.
Remember His Words, The Great Vigil of Easter (C) - 2025 Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
A recent Year C Vigil sermon on the angels' charge to remember what Jesus had said.
No Idle Tale, Great Vigil of Easter (C) - 2013 Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
An Anglican reflection on why the resurrection still unsettles as much as it comforts.
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