Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Weeping at the tomb because the body was gone, Mary met the risen Jesus on the first day of the week without knowing him and supposed he was the gardener. He made himself known by speaking her name in his familiar tones, and she turned at once with joy and recognized him and hailed him as her Master and Lord. As she reached out to worship him he held back her homage because he had not yet ascended to his Father to have his sacrifice accepted. His being recognized after rising gives hope that the faithful will know their loved ones again in the resurrection, and by appearing first to the weeping women he made them his first messengers to carry the tidings of a risen Saviour.
Mary Recognizes Jesus
Mary was sad and weeping at Joseph's new tomb because the body of Jesus was gone, meeting the risen Jesus in the garden on the first day of the week. She stood before the risen Jesus without knowing Him, mistaking Him for the gardener until He revealed Himself. He made Himself known to her by calling her by name, Mary, in His familiar voice and tones.
At that personal call she turned, immediately recognized Him, and her tears and grief gave way to joy and glad recognition. She knew His voice at once and turned to Him. She answered Him with Rabboni, which means Master, expressing recognition, joy, and homage as her Master and Lord.
She reached out and turned to worship Him, but He told her not to touch Him because He had not yet ascended to His Father. He refused to receive her homage until He knew the Father had accepted His sacrifice.
Resurrection Hope and Commission
Jesus makes himself known to Mary by speaking her name, and the familiar voice leads her to recognize him at once and acknowledge him as her Master. That personal revelation shows that the risen Christ can be recognized after the resurrection, and it serves as a picture of recognizing loved ones again in the resurrection. Her love and devotion to him are connected with his revealing himself to her after his resurrection. His response to her weeping shows his personal care for her grief.
Mary gives him homage as Master, which he refuses to receive until he knows the Father has accepted his sacrifice. He ascends to the heavenly courts, where God himself assures him that his atonement for the sins of men was ample and that through his blood all might gain eternal life. All power in heaven and on earth is then given to him as the Prince of Life, and he returns to his followers in a world of sin to impart to them his power and glory.
By appearing to the weeping women after his resurrection, Jesus makes them his first messengers to spread the glad tidings of a risen Saviour, honoring women. Mary is the first to preach that he had risen. Her meeting with the risen Jesus in the garden on the first day of the week supports the truth that Jesus has risen and is a living Saviour. The women's testimony that they had seen Jesus alive there became a report the disciples struggled to believe.
Weeping at the tomb because the body was gone, Mary met the risen Jesus on the first day of the week without knowing him and supposed he was the gardener. He made himself known by speaking her name in his familiar tones, and she turned at once with joy and recognized him and hailed him as her Master and Lord. As she reached out to worship him he held back her homage because he had not yet ascended to his Father to have his sacrifice accepted. His being recognized after rising gives hope that the faithful will know their loved ones again in the resurrection, and by appearing first to the weeping women he made them his first messengers to carry the tidings of a risen Saviour.
Mary Recognizes Jesus
Mary was sad and weeping at Joseph's new tomb because the body of Jesus was gone, meeting the risen Jesus in the garden on the first day of the week. She stood before the risen Jesus without knowing Him, mistaking Him for the gardener until He revealed Himself. He made Himself known to her by calling her by name, Mary, in His familiar voice and tones.
At that personal call she turned, immediately recognized Him, and her tears and grief gave way to joy and glad recognition. She knew His voice at once and turned to Him. She answered Him with Rabboni, which means Master, expressing recognition, joy, and homage as her Master and Lord.
She reached out and turned to worship Him, but He told her not to touch Him because He had not yet ascended to His Father. He refused to receive her homage until He knew the Father had accepted His sacrifice.
Resurrection Hope and Commission
Jesus makes himself known to Mary by speaking her name, and the familiar voice leads her to recognize him at once and acknowledge him as her Master. That personal revelation shows that the risen Christ can be recognized after the resurrection, and it serves as a picture of recognizing loved ones again in the resurrection. Her love and devotion to him are connected with his revealing himself to her after his resurrection. His response to her weeping shows his personal care for her grief.
Mary gives him homage as Master, which he refuses to receive until he knows the Father has accepted his sacrifice. He ascends to the heavenly courts, where God himself assures him that his atonement for the sins of men was ample and that through his blood all might gain eternal life. All power in heaven and on earth is then given to him as the Prince of Life, and he returns to his followers in a world of sin to impart to them his power and glory.
By appearing to the weeping women after his resurrection, Jesus makes them his first messengers to spread the glad tidings of a risen Saviour, honoring women. Mary is the first to preach that he had risen. Her meeting with the risen Jesus in the garden on the first day of the week supports the truth that Jesus has risen and is a living Saviour. The women's testimony that they had seen Jesus alive there became a report the disciples struggled to believe.