João 20:12

12 e viu dois anjos vestidos de branco sentados onde jazera o corpo de Jesus, um � cabeceira e outro aos pés.

João 20:12 Meaning and Commentary

John 20:12

And seeth two angels in white
Matthew and Mark speak but of one, but Luke of two, as here; whom he calls men, because they appeared in an human form, and in shining garments, or white apparel; and which appearance is entirely agreeable to the received notion of the Jews, that as evil angels or devils are clothed in black, so good angels, or ministering spirits, (Mynbl yvwbl) , "are clothed in white" F12, expressive of their spotless purity and innocence:

sitting the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the
body of Jesus had lain;
in what position the body of Christ was laid, whether from west to east, as some, or from north to south, as others, is not certain; since the Jews observed no rule in this matter, as appears from the form of their sepulchres, and the disposition of the graves in them; some lying one way, and some another, in the same vault; (See Gill on Luke 24:12).


FOOTNOTES:

F12 Gloss. in T. Bab. Kiddushin, fol. 72. 1.

João 20:12 In-Context

10 Tornaram, pois, os discípulos para casa.
11 Maria, porém, estava em pé, diante do sepulcro, a chorar. Enquanto chorava, abaixou-se a olhar para dentro do sepulcro,
12 e viu dois anjos vestidos de branco sentados onde jazera o corpo de Jesus, um � cabeceira e outro aos pés.
13 E perguntaram-lhe eles: Mulher, por que choras? Respondeu- lhes: Porque tiraram o meu Senhor, e não sei onde o puseram.
14 Ao dizer isso, voltou-se para trás, e viu a Jesus ali em pé, mas não sabia que era Jesus.
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