John 20:14

THE MESSAGE

Resurrection! Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, breathlessly panting, "They took the Master from the tomb. We don't know where they've put him." Peter and the other disciple left immediately for the tomb. They ran, neck and neck. The other disciple got to the tomb first, outrunning Peter. Stooping to look in, he saw the pieces of linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in. Simon Peter arrived after him, entered the tomb, observed the linen cloths lying there, and the kerchief used to cover his head not lying with the linen cloths but separate, neatly folded by itself. Then the other disciple, the one who had gotten there first, went into the tomb, took one look at the evidence, and believed. No one yet knew from the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead. The disciples then went back home. But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt to look into the tomb and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus' body had been laid. They said to her, "Woman, why do you weep?" "They took my Master," she said, "and I don't know where they put him." After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn't recognize him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus.

King James Version (1611)
And when she had thus said, she turned herselfe backe, and saw Iesus standing, and knew not that it was Iesus.

King James Version
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

English Standard Version
Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

New American Standard Bible
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and yet she did not know that it was Jesus.

New Century Version
When Mary said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus.

Amplified Bible
After saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.

Legacy Standard Bible
When she had said this, she turned around and *saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.

Berean Standard Bible
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

Contemporary English Version
As soon as Mary said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not know who he was.

Complete Jewish Bible
As she said this, she turned around and saw Yeshua standing there, but she didn't know it was he.

Darby Translation
Having said these things she turned backward and beholds Jesus standing [there], and knew not that it was Jesus.

Easy-to-Read Version
When Mary said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not know that it was Jesus.

Geneva Bible (1587)
When she had thus said, she turned her selfe backe, and sawe Iesus standing, and knewe not that it was Iesus.

George Lamsa Translation
She said this and turned around, and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

Good News Translation
Then she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not know that it was Jesus.

Lexham English Bible
When she had said these things, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and she did not know that it was Jesus.

Literal Translation
And saying these things, she turned backward and saw Jesus standing, and did not know that it was Jesus.

American Standard Version
When she had thus said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

Bible in Basic English
And then looking round, she saw Jesus there, but had no idea that it was Jesus.

Hebrew Names Version
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Yeshua standing, and didn't know that it was Yeshua.

International Standard Version
After she had said this, she turned around and noticed Jesus standing there, without realizing that it was Jesus.Matthew 28:9; Mark 16:9; Luke 24:16,31; John 21:4;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
This said she, and turned herself back, and saw Jeshu standing, and knew not that it was Jeshu.

Murdock Translation
Having said this, she turned round, and saw Jesus standing, but did not know that it was Jesus.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
When she had thus sayde, she turned her selfe backe, and sawe Iesus standyng, and knewe not that it was Iesus.

English Revised Version
When she had thus said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

World English Bible
When she had said this, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and didn't know that it was Jesus.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And having said this, she turned herself back, and seeth Jesus standing, but knew not that it was Jesus.

Weymouth's New Testament
While she was speaking, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but did not recognize Him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whanne sche hadde seid these thingis, sche turnede bacward, and sai Jhesu stondinge, and wiste not that it was Jhesu.

Update Bible Version
When she had thus said, she turned back, and looks at Jesus standing, and didn't know that it was Jesus.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when she had thus said, she turned herself about, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

New English Translation
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

New King James Version
Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.

New Living Translation
She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn't recognize him.

New Life Bible
After saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not know that it was Jesus.

New Revised Standard
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These things saying, she turned round, and seeth Jesus standing, and knew not that it was, Jesus.

Douay-Rheims Bible
When she had thus said, she turned herself back and saw Jesus standing: and she knew not that it was Jesus.

Revised Standard Version
Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
When she had thus sayde she turned her selfe backe and sawe Iesus stondynge and knewe not that it was Iesus.

Young's Literal Translation
and these things having said, she turned backward, and seeth Jesus standing, and she had not known that it is Jesus.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan she had sayde yt, she turned her self backe, & sawe Iesus stondinge, & knewe not yt it was Iesus.

Mace New Testament (1729)
having thus said, she turned about, and saw Jesus standing, but knew not that it was Jesus.

Simplified Cowboy Version
She turned around to leave and Jesus was standing there, but she didn't recognize him.

Contextual Overview

¹¹But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt to look into the tomb and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus' body had been laid. They said to her, "Woman, why do you weep?" "They took my Master," she said, "and I don't know where they put him." After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn't recognize him. Jesus spoke to her, "Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for?" She, thinking that he was the gardener, said, "Mister, if you took him, tell me where you put him so I can care for him." Jesus said, "Mary." Turning to face him, she said in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" meaning "Teacher!" Jesus said, "Don't cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I ascend to my Father and your Father, my God and your God.'" Mary Magdalene went, telling the news to the disciples: "I saw the Master!" And she told them everything he said to her. Later on that day, the disciples had gathered together, but, fearful of the Jews, had locked all the doors in the house. Jesus entered, stood among them, and said, "Peace to you." Then he showed them his hands and side. The disciples, seeing the Master with their own eyes, were exuberant. Jesus repeated his greeting: "Peace to you. Just as the Father sent me, I send you." Then he took a deep breath and breathed into them. "Receive the Holy Spirit," he said. "If you forgive someone's sins, they're gone for good. If you don't forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?" But Thomas, sometimes called the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, "We saw the Master." But he said, "Unless I see the nail holes in his hands, put my finger in the nail holes, and stick my hand in his side, I won't believe it." Eight days later, his disciples were again in the room. This time Thomas was with them. Jesus came through the locked doors, stood among them, and said, "Peace to you." Then he focused his attention on Thomas. "Take your finger and examine my hands. Take your hand and stick it in my side. Don't be unbelieving. Believe." Thomas said, "My Master! My God!" Jesus said, "So, you believe because you've seen with your own eyes. Even better blessings are in store for those who believe without seeing." Jesus provided far more God-revealing signs than are written down in this book. These are written down so you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and in the act of believing, have real and eternal life in the way he personally revealed it. ¹⁴Resurrection! Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, breathlessly panting, "They took the Master from the tomb. We don't know where they've put him." Peter and the other disciple left immediately for the tomb. They ran, neck and neck. The other disciple got to the tomb first, outrunning Peter. Stooping to look in, he saw the pieces of linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in. Simon Peter arrived after him, entered the tomb, observed the linen cloths lying there, and the kerchief used to cover his head not lying with the linen cloths but separate, neatly folded by itself. Then the other disciple, the one who had gotten there first, went into the tomb, took one look at the evidence, and believed. No one yet knew from the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead. The disciples then went back home. But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt to look into the tomb and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus' body had been laid. They said to her, "Woman, why do you weep?" "They took my Master," she said, "and I don't know where they put him." After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn't recognize him. ¹⁵ Jesus spoke to her, "Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for?" She, thinking that he was the gardener, said, "Mister, if you took him, tell me where you put him so I can care for him." ¹⁶ Jesus said, "Mary." Turning to face him, she said in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" meaning "Teacher!" ¹⁷ Jesus said, "Don't cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I ascend to my Father and your Father, my God and your God.'" ¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went, telling the news to the disciples: "I saw the Master!" And she told them everything he said to her.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and saw: Song of Solomon 3:3, Song of Solomon 3:4, Matthew 28:9, Mark 16:9

and knew: John 8:59, John 21:4, Mark 16:12, Luke 4:30, Luke 24:16, Luke 24:31

Reciprocal: Genesis 42:8 - but they knew John 20:25 - We

Cross-References

Genesis 12:16
Because of her, Abram got along very well: he accumulated sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, men and women servants, and camels. But God hit Pharaoh hard because of Abram's wife Sarai; everybody in the palace got seriously sick.

Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, "I just assumed that there was no fear of God in this place and that they'd kill me to get my wife. Besides, the truth is that she is my half sister; she's my father's daughter but not my mother's. When God sent me out as a wanderer from my father's home, I told her, ‘Do me a favor; wherever we go, tell people that I'm your brother.'"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when she had thus said,.... As soon as the words were out of her mouth, before she could have an answer from the angels:

she turned herself back; perceiving, either by the looks and gesture of one of the angels, or by hearing a noise, that somebody was behind her:

and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus; she saw a person, but did not know who he was, by reason of the form of his appearance, the difference of his clothes, and not expecting to see him alive; or through modesty, she might not look wistfully at him; and besides, her eyes were filled with tears, and swollen with weeping; so that she could not see clearly; and her eyes might be holden also, as the disciples were, that as yet she might not know him: so sometimes, in a spiritual sense, Christ is with, and near his people, and they know it not: Christ, as God, is omnipresent; he is every where, and in all places; the spiritual presence of Christ, is more or less, in some way or another, always in all his churches, and among his dear people; but the sight of him is not always alike to them, nor does he appear to them always in the same form; sometimes against them, at least in their apprehensions, nor always in a manner agreeably to their expectations; nor is his grace always discovered in the same way, nor has it the same effect.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Knew not that it was Jesus - She was not expecting to see him. It was yet also twilight, and she could not see distinctly.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 20:14. She turned herself back — Or, εστραφη εις τα οπισω, she was turned back, i.e. to go again with the other women to Jerusalem, who had already departed; but she had not as yet gone so far as to be out of the garden.

Knew not that it was Jesus — John has here omitted what the angels said to the women, about Christ's being risen; probably because it was so particularly related by the other evangelists: Matthew 28:5-7; Mark 16:6-7; Luke 24:5-7. Mary was so absorbed in grief that she paid but little attention to the person of our Lord, and therefore did not at first discern it to be him; nor could she imagine such an appearance possible, as she had no conception of his resurrection from the dead. She was therefore every way unprepared to recognize the person of our Lord.