João 20:14

14 Nisso ela se voltou e viu Jesus ali, em pé, mas não o reconheceu.

João 20:14 Meaning and Commentary

John 20:14

And when she had thus said
As soon as the words were out of her mouth, before she could have an answer from the angels:

she turned herself back;
perceiving, either by the looks and gesture of one of the angels, or by hearing a noise, that somebody was behind her:

and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus;
she saw a person, but did not know who he was, by reason of the form of his appearance, the difference of his clothes, and not expecting to see him alive; or through modesty, she might not look wistfully at him; and besides, her eyes were filled with tears, and swollen with weeping; so that she could not see clearly; and her eyes might be holden also, as the disciples were, that as yet she might not know him: so sometimes, in a spiritual sense, Christ is with, and near his people, and they know it not: Christ, as God, is omnipresent; he is every where, and in all places; the spiritual presence of Christ, is more or less, in some way or another, always in all his churches, and among his dear people; but the sight of him is not always alike to them, nor does he appear to them always in the same form; sometimes against them, at least in their apprehensions, nor always in a manner agreeably to their expectations; nor is his grace always discovered in the same way, nor has it the same effect.

João 20:14 In-Context

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

13 Eles lhe perguntaram: “Mulher, por que você está chorando?”“Levaram embora o meu Senhor”, respondeu ela, “e não sei onde o puseram”.

14 Nisso ela se voltou e viu Jesus ali, em pé, mas não o reconheceu.

15 Disse ele: “Mulher, por que está chorando? Quem você está procurando?”Pensando que fosse o jardineiro, ela disse: “Se o senhor o levou embora, diga-me onde o colocou, e eu o levarei”.

16 Jesus lhe disse: “Maria!”Então, voltando-se para ele, Maria exclamou em aramaico: “Rabôni!” (que significa “Mestre!”).