Did the disciples know the Scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead before they believed?
No. The Twelve understood none of these things, and the saying was hidden from them. They had no idea He would die and rise, and even on resurrection morning they as yet knew not the Scripture that He must rise again from the dead.
Les explains that the Twelve understood none of these things; the saying was hid from them, so they had no idea He was going to die on the Roman cross. Even though Jesus told them plainly, God kept it secret. On resurrection morning, Peter and John ran to the empty sepulcher after Mary Magdalene reported it. John saw and believed, yet the next verse says as yet they knew not the Scripture that He must rise again from the dead. They didn't know.
For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
Did the disciples know about the resurrection when they reached the empty tomb?
No, the disciples did not understand or expect the resurrection. Jesus had told the twelve He would be put to death and rise the third day, but that saying was hidden from them; they understood none of these things. Even at the empty tomb, Scripture shows they did not know.
When did Peter and John first believe and understand the Scriptures about Jesus' resurrection?
Peter and John first believed and understood the Scriptures about Jesus’ resurrection on resurrection morning, after Mary Magdalene found the empty tomb and told them. They ran to the sepulcher, saw the tomb was empty, and saw evidence He must have supernaturally been raised from the dead, as John 20:9 records.
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What does John 20:9 mean that they did not yet know the Scripture that he must rise from the dead?
As yet, at the resurrection morning, Peter, John, Mary, and all the rest of the followers did not know the Scripture that Jesus must rise again from the dead.
Did Peter and John know from Scripture that Jesus would rise from the dead when they found the empty tomb?
At the empty tomb, Peter and John believed Jesus had risen even though they did not yet know the Scripture that He must rise from the dead.
Why did Peter and John not understand that Jesus had to rise from the dead?
At that late time, Peter and John still did not know the Scripture that Jesus must rise again from the dead.