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John 20:6

Then Simon Peter finally reached the tomb and went in. He saw the pieces of linen lying there.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   John;   Love;   Peter;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dead, the;   Mortality-Immortality;   Resurrection;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - John the apostle;   Mary;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Burial;   Grave;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Resurrection of Christ;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - John the Apostle;   John, the Gospel According to;   Lazarus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Death, Second;   Hour;   John;   John, the Gospel of;   Mary;   Tomb of Jesus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - John, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Cave ;   Dress (2);   Peter;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Grave;   Mary Magdalene ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - John the Apostle;   John, Gospel of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Peter, Simon;   Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 20;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
King James Version (1611)
Then commeth Simon Peter following him, and went into the Sepulchre, and seeth the linnen clothes lie,
King James Version
Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
English Standard Version
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there,
New American Standard Bible
So Simon Peter also came, following him, and he entered the tomb; and he looked at the linen wrappings lying there,
New Century Version
Then following him, Simon Peter arrived and went into the tomb and saw the strips of linen lying there.
Amplified Bible
Then Simon Peter came up, following him, and went into the tomb and saw the linen wrappings [neatly] lying there;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there,
Legacy Standard Bible
And so Simon Peter also *came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he *saw the linen wrappings lying there,
Berean Standard Bible
Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
Contemporary English Version
When Simon Peter got there, he went into the tomb and saw the strips of cloth.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then, following him, Shim‘on Kefa arrived, entered the tomb and saw the burial-sheets lying there,
Darby Translation
Simon Peter therefore comes, following him, and entered into the tomb, and sees the linen cloths lying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and sawe the linnen clothes lye,
George Lamsa Translation
Then Simon came after him, and entered into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying,
Good News Translation
Behind him came Simon Peter, and he went straight into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there
Lexham English Bible
Then Simon Peter also came following him, and he went into the tomb and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,
Literal Translation
Then Simon Peter came following him, and went into the tomb and saw the linens lying.
American Standard Version
Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying,
Bible in Basic English
Then Simon Peter came after him and went into the hole in the rock; and he saw the linen bands on the earth,
Hebrew Names Version
Then Shim`on Kefa came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying,
International Standard Version
At this point Simon Peter arrived, following him, and went straight into the tomb. He observed that the linen cloths were lying there,
Etheridge Translation
But Shemun came after him, and went into the house of burial, and saw the cloths set,
Murdock Translation
And after him came Simon; and he entered the sepulchre, and saw the linen cloths lying;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then came Simon Peter folowyng hym, and went into the sepulchre, and sawe the lynnen clothes lye,
English Revised Version
Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying,
World English Bible
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, And the napkin that was about his head,
Weymouth's New Testament
Simon Peter, however, also came, following him, and entered the tomb. There on the ground he saw the cloths;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Symount Petre cam suynge hym, and he entride in to the graue, and he say the schetis leid,
Update Bible Version
Simon Peter therefore also comes, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he looks at the linen cloths lying,
Webster's Bible Translation
Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulcher, and seeth the linen cloths lying;
New English Translation
Then Simon Peter, who had been following him, arrived and went right into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,
New King James Version
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there,
New Living Translation
Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there,
New Life Bible
Then Simon Peter came and went into the grave. He saw the linen cloths lying there.
New Revised Standard
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Simon Peter also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb, and vieweth the linen-bandages lying, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then cometh Simon Peter, following him, and went into the sepulchre: and saw the linen cloths lying,
Revised Standard Version
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then came Simon Peter folowynge him and went into ye sepulcre and sawe the lynnen clothes lye
Young's Literal Translation
Simon Peter, therefore, cometh, following him, and he entered into the tomb, and beholdeth the linen clothes lying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The came Symon Peter after him, and wente in to the sepulcre, & sawe the lynne clothes lye,
Mace New Testament (1729)
Simon Peter who followed him, being come, went into the cave, and saw the linen clothes lying there;
Simplified Cowboy Version
Pete got there at this point and barreled right by him and went in. He saw the grave linens lying there,

Contextual Overview

1 Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb. She saw that the large stone was moved away from the entrance. 2 So she ran to Simon Peter and the other follower (the one Jesus loved very much). She said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they put him." 3 So Peter and the other follower started going to the tomb. 4 They were both running, but the other follower ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent down and looked in. He saw the pieces of linen cloth lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter finally reached the tomb and went in. He saw the pieces of linen lying there. 7 He also saw the cloth that had been around Jesus' head. It was folded up and laid in a different place from the pieces of linen. 8 Then the other follower went in—the one who had reached the tomb first. He saw what had happened and believed. 9 (These followers did not yet understand from the Scriptures that Jesus must rise from death.) 10 Then the followers went back home.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

John 6:67-69, John 18:17, John 18:25-27, John 21:7, John 21:15-17, Matthew 16:15, Matthew 16:16, Luke 22:31, Luke 22:32

Reciprocal: Luke 24:3 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 3:3
But there is one tree we must not eat from. God told us, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden. You must not even touch that tree, or you will die.'"
Genesis 20:6
Then God said to Abimelech in a dream, "Yes, I know that you are innocent and that you did not know what you were doing. I saved you. I did not allow you to sin against me. I was the one who did not allow you to sleep with her.
Genesis 20:7
So give Abraham his wife again. He is a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you don't give Sarah back to him, I promise that you will die. And all your family will die with you."
Genesis 26:11
So Abimelech gave a warning to all the people. He said, "No one must hurt this man or this woman. If anyone hurts them, they will be killed."
Genesis 31:7
But he cheated me. He has changed my pay ten times. But during all this time, God protected me from all of Laban's tricks.
Genesis 35:5
Then Jacob and his sons left that place. The people in the surrounding cities wanted to follow and kill them, but God filled them with such great fear that they did not go after them.
Genesis 39:9
My master has made me almost equal to him in his house. I cannot sleep with his wife! That is wrong! It is a sin against God."
Exodus 34:24
"When you go into your land, I will force your enemies out of that land. I will expand your borders—you will get more and more land. You will go before the Lord your God three times each year. At that time no one will try to take your land from you.
Leviticus 6:2
"You are guilty of sin against the Lord when you do any of these things: when you lie about what happened to something you were taking care of for someone else; when you lie about a deposit you received; when you steal something; when you cheat someone;
1 Samuel 25:26
The Lord has kept you from killing innocent people. As surely as the Lord lives and you as well, may your enemies and anyone else who wants to harm you be as cursed as Nabal is.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then cometh Simon Peter following him,.... In a very little time after him:

and went into the sepulchre; itself, though not without first stooping down, as John did; see Luke 24:12.

And seeth the linen clothes lie; as John did; and as by the mouth of two or three witnesses everything is confirmed, so was this; both saw the linen in which the body was wrapped, but that was gone; and which was a sign that the body was not stolen away, otherwise the linen would not have been left; and besides, it would have taken up some time, and given a good deal of trouble, to have unwrapped the body, when it is considered how many foldings the Jews used to wind up their corpse in.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For an account of the resurrection of Christ, see the notes at Matthew 28:0.

John 20:9

The scripture - See Luke 24:26, Luke 24:46. The sense or meaning of the various predictions that foretold his death, as, for example, Psalms 2:7, compare Acts 13:33; Psalms 16:9-10, compare Acts 2:25-32; Psalms 110:1, compare Acts 2:34-35.

For an account of the resurrection of Christ, see the notes at Matthew 28:0.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 20:6. Seeth the linen clothes lie — θεωπει: from θεαομαι, to behold, and οραω, to see - to look steadily at any thing, so as to discover what it is, and to be satisfied with viewing it.


 
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