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When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, and didn’t know that it was Jesus.
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Verse 14. It may be asked, why Magdalene, after putting the question to the angels, turns round, without waiting for the answer. No doubt, as soon as she had spoken, the heavenly messengers perceived their Lord behind Mary, and by their looks and actions, gave her to understand that they beheld their Lord. This caused her immediately to look behind her. Saint John Chrysostom hom. lxxxv in Joan.
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