Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, who were early at the sepulcher;
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished (ε̉ξÎστησαν). For what the women had told inspired them with awe rather than fear, and, says Theophylact, "overthrew their doubting and unbelief, whilst it strengthened their faith and hope in the resurrection of Christ. Their fear therefore struggled with their hope, and between the two they were undecided and in doubt."