Juan 20:15

15 Le dice Jesús: Mujer, ¿por qué lloras? ¿A quién buscas? Ella, pensando que era el hortelano, le dice: Señor, si tú lo has llevado, dime dónde lo has puesto, y yo lo llevaré

Juan 20:15 Meaning and Commentary

John 20:15

Jesus saith unto her, woman, why weepest thou
The same question he puts to her, as was put by the angels: adding,

whom seekest thou?
for she was not only weeping for the loss of him, but was inquiring after him, if anyone saw him removed from thence, and where he was carried:

she supposing him to be the gardener;
that had the care of the garden, in which the sepulchre was; for not the owner of the garden, who was Joseph, but the keeper of it is meant; she could not imagine that Joseph should be there so early in the morning, but might reasonably think the gardener was:

saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where
thou hast laid him, and I will take him away;
she addresses him, though she took him to be but the gardener, in a very civil and courteous manner; which was rightly judged, especially since she had a favour to ask of him: she does not mention the name of her Lord, but imagined he knew who she meant, being so lately buried there; and suggests, that perhaps it might not have been so agreeable to the gardener to have his body lie there, and therefore had removed it; and would he but be so kind as to let her know where he was put, she, with the assistance of her friends close by, would take him away with them: so in a spiritual sense, a truly gracious soul is willing to do anything, and to be at any trouble, so that it may but enjoy Christ; it dearly loves him, as this good woman did; it early, and earnestly, and with its whole heart, seeks after him, as she did; and absence of him, or loss of his presence for a while, sharpens the desire after him, and makes his presence the more welcome.

Juan 20:15 In-Context

13 Y le dijeron: Mujer, ¿por qué lloras? Les dice: Han llevado a mi Señor, y no sé dónde le han puesto

14 Cuando había dicho esto, volvió atrás, y vio a Jesús que estaba allí; pero no sabía que era Jesús

15 Le dice Jesús: Mujer, ¿por qué lloras? ¿A quién buscas? Ella, pensando que era el hortelano, le dice: Señor, si tú lo has llevado, dime dónde lo has puesto, y yo lo llevaré

16 Le dice Jesús: ¡María! Volviéndose ella, le dice: ¡Raboni! Que quiere decir, Maestro

17 Le dice Jesús: No me toques; porque aún no he subido a mi Padre; mas ve a mis hermanos, y diles: Subo a mi Padre y a vuestro Padre, a mi Dios y a vuestro Dios