Luke 24:3

And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καί kaí	G2532	and
in	εἰσελθοῦσαι eiselthousai	G1525	to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural feminine
found	εὗρον heuron	G2147	to find (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
not	οὐχ ouch	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
body	σῶμα sōma	G4983	the body (as a sound whole) · noun — accusative singular neuter
Lord	κυρίου kuriou	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ.¶ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name

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Cross-references

Luke 24:23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
John 20:6-7 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
Matthew 16:5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:1-12

The manner of the re-uniting of Christ's soul and body in his resurrection is a mystery, one of the secret things that belong not to us; but the infallible proofs of his resurrection, that he did indeed rise from the dead, and was thereby proved to be the Son of God, are things revealed, which belong to us and to our children. Some of them we have here in these verses, which relate the same story for substance that we had in Matthew and Mark. I. We have here the affection and respect which the good women that had followed Christ showed to him, after he was dead and buried, Luk 24:1. As soon as ever they could, after the sabbath was over, they came to the sepulchre, to embalm his body, not to…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 24:3

And found not the body of the Lord - His holy soul was in Paradise, Luk 23:43; and the evangelist mentions the body particularly, to show that this only was subject to death. It is, I think, evident enough, from these and other words of Luke, that the doctrine of the materiality of the soul, made no part of his creed.

John Gill on Luke 24:3

And they entered in,.... To the sepulchre, being invited, encouraged, and led on by the angel that sat upon the stone; for the Jews' sepulchres were built large enough for persons to go into; See Gill on Mark 16:5. and found not the body of the Lord Jesus; as they expected, having seen him put there, and had observed in what cave in the sepulchre, and in what form he was laid.

John Calvin on Luke 24:1-8

Luke 24:1-8 Matthew 28:1-7 Mark 16:1-7 Luke 24:1-8 1. Now in the evening of the Sabbaths, [298] which began to dawn towards the first of the Sabbaths, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulcher. 2. And lo, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord came down from heaven, and approached, and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3. And his countenance was like lightning, and his raiment was white as snow. 4. And through fear of him the guards trembled, and became as dead men. 5. But the angel answering, said to the women, Fear not; for I know that you seek Jesus, who was crucified. 6. He is not here; for he is risen, as he said. Come, see th…

The Church Fathers

For who can refuse to believe that these words often revolved in the thought of those women between the sorrow of that desertion with which at present they seemed to themselves to have been smitten by the Lord, and the hope of the resurrection itself, by which they rightly supposed that all would be restored to them? But when "they found not the body (of the Lord Jesus)," "His sepulture was removed from the midst of them," according to the prophecy of Isaiah.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book IV

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Dictionary and topics

Resurrection of Christ — One of the cardinal facts and doctrines of the gospel. If Christ be not risen, our faith is vain (1 Cor. 15:14). The whole of the New Testament revelation rests on this as an historical fact. On the…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:1-12

Adam Clarke on Luke 24:3

John Gill on Luke 24:3

John Calvin on Luke 24:1-8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:1-12

Adam Clarke on Luke 24:3

John Gill on Luke 24:3

John Calvin on Luke 24:1-8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 24:2