Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Corinthians 15:5

5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve .

We read not in the History of the Gospel of Christs appearing unto Peter, unless he were one of those to whom Christ appeared, as they were going to Emmaus; for which there is this probability, because when they came to Ierusalem, they told the rest, That the Lord was risen, and had appeared unto Simon, Luke 16.24. (if Simon Peter be there meant.) His appearance to the whole number of the Disciples we have recorded Ioh. 20.19. they are called Twelve, (though Iudas was now dead, and Thomas at that time was not there) because twelve was the number that God had appointed the Colledge of Apostles to consist of; so Gen. 42.13. the Children of Iacob said, They were twelve Brethren, though they thought at that time that Ioseph (who made the twelfth) was dead. This is much more probably the sense, than the fancy of some, that Barnabas, who was afterward chosen to supply the room of Iudas, being at that time a Disciple, might at that time be with them: for admit he were, yet Thomas, we are sure, was at that time absent.

Marginal references: Luke 2[illegible: 1 letter].34. [illegible: 1 word] 16.14.; [illegible: 1 word] 24.36. [illegible: 1 word] 10.41.