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John 20:10

Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre

We may see the following things in this passage:

I. Mary's sorrow. (1) She sought for a lost Christ, and looked for Him where He was not to be found. (2) She failed to recognise Him, though so near to her. (3) She mistook the Divine work for man's. "They have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid Him."

II. The strength of Mary's love.

III. The imperfection of Mary's faith.

IV. Our Lord's message sent by Mary. (1) It was a message of forgiveness. (2) A message of continued, unbroken affection. "Go and tell My brethren."

C. Short, Christian World Pulpit,vol. xxi., p. 235.

References: John 20:11. H. Scott Holland Church of England Pulpit,vol. xi., p. 232. Joh 20:11-14. E. Blencowe, Plain Sermons to a Country Congregation,p. 218.