Elberfelder Bible - unrevised version (ca. 1900)

1AberG1161 spätG3796 am SabbathG4521, in der DämmerungG2020 desG1519 erstenG3391 WochentagesG4521, kamG2064 MariaG3137 MagdaleneG3094 undG2532 die andereG243 MariaG3137, um das GrabG5028 zu besehenG2334. 2UndG2532 sieheG2400, da geschahG1096 ein großesG3173 ErdbebenG4578; dennG1063 ein EngelG32 des HerrnG2962 kamG2597 ausG1537 dem HimmelG3772 herniederG2597, tratG4334 hinzu, wälzteG617 den SteinG3037 weg undG2532 setzteG2521 sichG846 daraufG1883. 3Sein AnsehenG2397 aberG1161 warG2258 wieG5613 der BlitzG796, undG2532 seinG846 KleidG1742 weißG3022 wieG5616 SchneeG5510. 4AberG1161 ausG575 FurchtG5401 vor ihmG846 bebtenG4579 die HüterG5083 undG2532 wurdenG1096 wieG5616 ToteG3498. 5Der EngelG32 aberG1161 hobG611 an und sprachG2036 zu den WeibernG1135: FürchtetG5399 ihr euchG5210 nichtG3361, dennG1063 ich weißG1492, daßG3754 ihr JesumG2424, denG3588 GekreuzigtenG4717, suchetG2212. 6Er istG2076 nichtG3756 hierG5602, dennG1063 er ist auferstandenG1453, wieG2531 er gesagtG2036 hat. KommetG1205 her, sehetG1492 die StätteG5117, woG3699 der HerrG2962 gelegenG2749 hat, 7undG2532 gehetG4198 eilendsG5035 hin und sagetG2036 seinenG846 JüngernG3101, daßG3754 er vonG575 den TotenG3498 auferstandenG1453 ist; undG2532 sieheG2400, er gehtG4254 vor euchG5209 hin nachG1519 GaliläaG1056, daselbstG1563 werdet ihr ihnG846 sehenG3700. SieheG2400, ich habe es euchG5213 gesagtG2036. 8UndG2532 sie gingenG1831 eilendsG5035 vonG575 der GruftG3419 hinweg mitG3326 FurchtG5401 undG2532 großerG3173 FreudeG5479, und liefenG5143, es seinenG846 JüngernG3101 zu verkündenG518. 9AlsG5613 sie aberG1161 hingingenG4198, es seinenG846 JüngernG3101, zu verkündenG518 ,G2532 sieheG2400, da kamG528 JesusG2424 ihnenG846 entgegenG528 und sprachG3004: Seid gegrüßtG5463! Sie aberG1161 tratenG4334 herzu,G1161 umfaßtenG2902 seineG846 FüßeG4228 undG2532 huldigtenG4352 ihmG846. 10DaG5119 sprichtG3004 JesusG2424 zu ihnenG846: FürchtetG5399 euch nichtG3361; gehetG565 hin, verkündetG518 meinenG3450 BrüdernG80, daßG2443 sie hingehenG5217 nachG1519 GaliläaG1056, und daselbstG2546 werdenG3700 sie michG3165 sehenG3700. 11Während sie aberG1161 hingingenG4198, sieheG2400, da kamenG2064 etlicheG5100 von der WacheG2892 inG1519 die StadtG4172 und verkündetenG518 den HohenpriesternG749 allesG537, was geschehenG1096 war. 12UndG2532 sie versammeltenG4863 sich mitG3326 den ÄltestenG4245 undG5037 hieltenG2983 RatG4824; und sie gabenG1325 den SoldatenG4757 GeldG694 genugG2425 13und sagtenG3004: SprechetG2036 G3754: SeineG846 JüngerG3101 kamenG2064 bei NachtG3571 und stahlenG2813 ihnG846, während wirG2257 schliefenG2837. 14UndG2532 wennG1437 diesG5124 demG1909 LandpflegerG2232 zu OhrenG191 kommenG191 sollte, so werden wirG2249 ihnG846 zufriedenstellenG3982 undG2532 machenG4160, daß ihrG5209 ohne SorgeG275 seid. 15Sie aberG1161 nahmenG2983 das GeldG694 und tatenG4160, wieG5613 sie unterrichtetG1321 worden waren. UndG2532 dieseG3778 RedeG3056 ist beiG3844 den JudenG2453 ruchbarG1310 geworden bisG3360 auf den heutigen TagG4594. 16Die elfG1733 JüngerG3101 aberG1161 gingenG4198 nachG1519 GaliläaG1056, anG1519 den BergG3735, wohinG3757 JesusG2424 sieG846 beschiedenG5021 hatte. 17UndG2532 als sie ihnG846 sahenG1492, huldigtenG4352 sie ihmG846; einige aberG1161 zweifeltenG1365. 18UndG2532 JesusG2424 tratG4334 herzu und redeteG2980 mit ihnenG846 und sprachG3004: MirG3427 ist alleG3956 GewaltG1849 gegebenG1325 imG1722 HimmelG3772 undG2532 aufG1909 ErdenG1093. 19GehetG4198 [nun]G3767 hin und machetG3100 alleG3956 NationenG1484 zu JüngernG3100, und taufetG907 sieG846 aufG1519 den NamenG3686 des VatersG3962 undG2532 des SohnesG5207 undG2532 des HeiligenG40 GeistesG4151, 20und lehretG1321 sieG846, allesG3956 zu bewahrenG5083, wasG3745 ich euchG5213 gebotenG1781 habe. UndG2532 sieheG2400, ichG1473 binG1510 beiG3326 euchG5216 alleG3956 TageG2250 bisG2193 zur VollendungG4930 des ZeitaltersG165. 


Matthew Henry - Concise Commentary
 1   Christ rose the third day after his death; that was the time he had often spoken of. On the first day of the first week God commanded the light to shine out of darkness. On this day did He who is the Light of the world, shine out of the darkness of the grave; and this day is from henceforward often mentioned in the New Testament, as the day which Christians religiously observed in solemn assemblies, to the honour of Christ. Our Lord Jesus could have rolled back the stone by his own power, but he chose to have it done by an angel. The resurrection of Christ, as it is the joy of his friends, so it is the terror and confusion of his enemies. The angel encouraged the women against their fears. Let the sinners in Zion be afraid. Fear not ye, for his resurrection will be your consolation. Our communion with him must be spiritual, by faith in his word. When we are ready to make this world our home, and to say, It is good to be here, then let us remember our Lord Jesus is not here, he is risen; therefore let our hearts rise, and seek the things that are above. He is risen, as he said. Let us never think that strange which the word of Christ has told us to expect; whether the sufferings of this present time, or the glory that is to be revealed. It may have a good effect upon us, by faith to view the place where the Lord lay. Go quickly. It was good to be there, but the servants of God have other work appointed. Public usefulness must be chosen before the pleasure of secret communion with God. Tell the disciples, that they may be comforted under their present sorrows. Christ knows where his disciples dwell, and will visit them. Even to those at a distance from the plenty of the means of grace, he will graciously manifest himself. The fear and the joy together quickened their pace. The disciples of Christ should be forward to make known to each other their experiences of communion with their Lord; and should tell others what God has done for their souls.

 9   God's gracious visits usually meet us in the way of duty; and to those who use what they have for others' benefit, more shall be given. This interview with Christ was unexpected; but Christ was nigh them, and still is nigh us in the word. The salutation speaks the good-will of Christ to man, even since he entered upon his state of exaltation. It is the will of Christ that his people should be a cheerful, joyful people, and his resurrection furnishes abundant matter for joy. Be not afraid. Christ rose from the dead, to silence his people's fears, and there is enough in that to silence them. The disciples had just before shamefully deserted him in his sufferings; but, to show that he could forgive, and to teach us to do so, he calls them brethren. Notwithstanding his majesty and purity, and our meanness and unworthiness, he still condescends to call believers his brethren.

 11   What wickedness is it which men will not be brought to by the love of money! Here was large money given to the soldiers for advancing that which they knew to be a lie, yet many grudge a little money for advancing what they know to be the truth. Let us never starve a good cause, when we see bad ones so liberally supported. The priests undertook to secure them from the sword of Pilate, but could not secure these soldiers from the sword of God's justice, which hangs over the heads of those that love and make a lie. Those men promise more than they can perform, who undertake to save a man harmless in doing a wilful sin. But this falsehood disproved itself. Had the soldiers been all asleep, they could not have known what passed. If any had been awake, they would have roused the others and prevented the removal; and certainly if they had been asleep, they never would have dared to confess it; while the Jewish rulers would have been the first to call for their punishment. Again, had there been any truth in the report, the rulers would have prosecuted the apostles with severity for it. The whole shows that the story was entirely false. And we must not charge such things to the weakness of the understanding, but to the wickedness of the heart. God left them to expose their own course. The great argument to prove Christ to be the Son of God, is his resurrection; and none could have more convincing proofs of the truth of that than these soldiers; yet they took bribes to hinder others from believing. The plainest evidence will not affect men, without the work of the Holy Spirit.

 16   This evangelist passes over other appearances of Christ, recorded by Luke and John, and hastens to the most solemn; one appointed before his death, and after his resurrection. All that see the Lord Jesus with an eye of faith, will worship him. Yet the faith of the sincere may be very weak and wavering. But Christ gave such convincing proofs of his resurrection, as made their faith to triumph over doubts. He now solemnly commissioned the apostles and his ministers to go forth among all nations. The salvation they were to preach, is a common salvation; whoever will, let him come, and take the benefit; all are welcome to Christ Jesus. Christianity is the religion of a sinner who applies for salvation from deserved wrath and from sin; he applies to the mercy of the Father, through the atonement of the incarnate Son, and by the sanctification of the Holy Spirit, and gives up himself to be the worshipper and servant of God, as the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three Persons but one God, in all his ordinances and commandments. Baptism is an outward sign of that inward washing, or sanctification of the Spirit, which seals and evidences the believer's justification. Let us examine ourselves, whether we really possess the inward and spiritual grace of a death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness, by which those who were the children of wrath become the children of God. Believers shall have the constant presence of their Lord always; all days, every day. There is no day, no hour of the day, in which our Lord Jesus is not present with his churches and with his ministers; if there were, in that day, that hour, they would be undone. The God of Israel, the Saviour, is sometimes a God that hideth himself, but never a God at a distance. To these precious words Amen is added. Even so, Lord Jesus, be thou with us and all thy people; cause thy face to shine upon us, that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.