<p>14:12&nbsp;<em>And his disciples came and took away the corpse and buried him</em>- The phrase is only used elsewhere about Joseph taking up the body of the Lord Jesus after His death (Jn. 19:31,38). And doing the same with it- burying it. He was likely one of the followers of John the Baptist, and his fine action here was surely motivated by the memory of those brave brethren who &lsquo;took up the body&rsquo; of John. The example of devotion shown by believers can inspire later believers in different contexts. The power of example is far greater than we can ever imagine.</p>
<p><em>And they went and told Jesus-</em>&nbsp;The same Greek words are found in Jn. 20:18. Here, after the &lsquo;taking up of the body&rsquo; of the Lord Jesus and &lsquo;burying&rsquo; it, just as had been done to John&rsquo;s corpse, Mary &ldquo;went and told&rdquo; the disciples. The disciples &ldquo;went and told Jesus&rdquo; of John&rsquo;s death; now, Mary goes to tell the disciples of the Lord&rsquo;s resurrection. The similarity of language and yet the inversion of the ideas is all surely intentional. The intention is to show that the tragedy of John&rsquo;s death was vindicated and gloriously reversed in the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.&nbsp;</p>