John 20:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

John 20:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

What does Jesus say to Mary after she turns and sees Him?

“Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?’…” (John 20:15).

Who does she, not knowing He is Jesus, suppose Him to be?

“… Supposing Him to be the gardener…” (John 20:15).

·      κηπουρός (kēpouros) “gardener”

o  “The Greek word for gardener (kêpouros) appears only here in the New Testament, though this word is often found in the nonbiblical papyri. The mention of the gardener is in keeping with John’s information that the tomb was in a garden (19:41). Gardener may be rendered “one who worked in the garden” or “one who took care of the plants in the garden.”

Barclay Moon Newman and Eugene Albert Nida, A Handbook on the Gospel of John, UBS Handbook Series (New York: United Bible Societies, 1993), 610.

What does Mary say to Jesus?

“…Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away” (John 20:15).

 

Yahweh,

You are compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth. You hear and heed the cries of Your people. You are the God of comfort and Father of all compassion. The tears of Your people are precious in Your sight. You incline Your ear to hear us, and we cry to You. Those who seek You with all of their heart, find You. You draw near.

Great is Your faithfulness. You so loved the world that You sent Your only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. Jesus is the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to You but through Him. You and Yeshua are One. He is in You, and we are in Yeshua, and He is in us.

Yeshua is the resurrection and the life. Because He lives, I live. In Yeshua’s Name, Amen.