Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
John 20:10 describes what happened after the disciples found the tomb empty and saw the linen clothes left there. They then left the tomb and went away again to their own homes. The disciples who did this were Peter and the other disciple.
They went home marveling at what they had seen and at the women's report, yet they still did not believe that Jesus had risen from the dead. Their departure contrasts with Mary, who stayed behind at the tomb weeping in grief and uncertainty about what had happened to Jesus' body. Because she stayed, she then met the angels and met the risen Jesus, becoming the first to meet Him.
Their going home while Jesus still seemed dead pictures acting as though Jesus were still buried in Joseph's new tomb with a great stone rolled before the door. The verse means that Jesus is not buried but has risen as a living Saviour, the Head of the church and the Good Shepherd. When matters become entangled and cannot be easily adjusted, living as if He were still buried spreads discouragement like a deadly malady and gives way to loss of heart, courage, and faith and to talk of doubts and unbelief, instead of trusting the living Shepherd and holding faith and hope.
John 20:10 describes what happened after the disciples found the tomb empty and saw the linen clothes left there. They then left the tomb and went away again to their own homes. The disciples who did this were Peter and the other disciple.
They went home marveling at what they had seen and at the women's report, yet they still did not believe that Jesus had risen from the dead. Their departure contrasts with Mary, who stayed behind at the tomb weeping in grief and uncertainty about what had happened to Jesus' body. Because she stayed, she then met the angels and met the risen Jesus, becoming the first to meet Him.
Their going home while Jesus still seemed dead pictures acting as though Jesus were still buried in Joseph's new tomb with a great stone rolled before the door. The verse means that Jesus is not buried but has risen as a living Saviour, the Head of the church and the Good Shepherd. When matters become entangled and cannot be easily adjusted, living as if He were still buried spreads discouragement like a deadly malady and gives way to loss of heart, courage, and faith and to talk of doubts and unbelief, instead of trusting the living Shepherd and holding faith and hope.