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John 20:6

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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,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Simon Peter finally reached the tomb and went in. He saw the pieces of linen lying there.
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

1Early 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." 3Peter 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.

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 20:6
God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know your intentions were pure, that's why I kept you from sinning against me; I was the one who kept you from going to bed with her. So now give the man's wife back to him. He's a prophet and will pray for you—pray for your life. If you don't give her back, know that it's certain death both for you and everyone in your family."
Genesis 26:11
Then Abimelech gave orders to his people: "Anyone who so much as lays a hand on this man or his wife dies."
1 Samuel 25:26
To Fight God's Battles Samuel died. The whole country came to his funeral. Everyone grieved over his death, and he was buried in his hometown of Ramah. Meanwhile, David moved again, this time to the wilderness of Maon. There was a certain man in Maon who carried on his business in the region of Carmel. He was very prosperous—three thousand sheep and a thousand goats, and it was sheep-shearing time in Carmel. The man's name was Nabal (Fool), a Calebite, and his wife's name was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and good-looking, the man brutish and mean. David, out in the backcountry, heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep and sent ten of his young men off with these instructions: "Go to Carmel and approach Nabal. Greet him in my name, ‘Peace! Life and peace to you. Peace to your household, peace to everyone here! I heard that it's sheep-shearing time. Here's the point: When your shepherds were camped near us we didn't take advantage of them. They didn't lose a thing all the time they were with us in Carmel. Ask your young men—they'll tell you. What I'm asking is that you be generous with my men—share the feast! Give whatever your heart tells you to your servants and to me, David your son.'" David's young men went and delivered his message word for word to Nabal. Nabal tore into them, "Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? The country is full of runaway servants these days. Do you think I'm going to take good bread and wine and meat freshly butchered for my sheepshearers and give it to men I've never laid eyes on? Who knows where they've come from?" David's men got out of there and went back and told David what he had said. David said, "Strap on your swords!" They all strapped on their swords, David and his men, and set out, four hundred of them. Two hundred stayed behind to guard the camp. Meanwhile, one of the young shepherds told Abigail, Nabal's wife, what had happened: "David sent messengers from the backcountry to salute our master, but he tore into them with insults. Yet these men treated us very well. They took nothing from us and didn't take advantage of us all the time we were in the fields. They formed a wall around us, protecting us day and night all the time we were out tending the sheep. Do something quickly because big trouble is ahead for our master and all of us. Nobody can talk to him. He's impossible—a real brute!" Abigail flew into action. She took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five sheep dressed out and ready for cooking, a bushel of roasted grain, a hundred raisin cakes, and two hundred fig cakes, and she had it all loaded on some donkeys. Then she said to her young servants, "Go ahead and pave the way for me. I'm right behind you." But she said nothing to her husband Nabal. As she was riding her donkey, descending into a ravine, David and his men were descending from the other end, so they met there on the road. David had just said, "That sure was a waste, guarding everything this man had out in the wild so that nothing he had was lost—and now he rewards me with insults. A real slap in the face! May God do his worst to me if Nabal and every cur in his misbegotten brood aren't dead meat by morning!" As soon as Abigail saw David, she got off her donkey and fell on her knees at his feet, her face to the ground in homage, saying, "My master, let me take the blame! Let me speak to you. Listen to what I have to say. Don't dwell on what that brute Nabal did. He acts out the meaning of his name: Nabal, Fool. Foolishness oozes from him. "I wasn't there when the young men my master sent arrived. I didn't see them. And now, my master, as God lives and as you live, God has kept you from this avenging murder—and may your enemies, all who seek my master's harm, end up like Nabal! Now take this gift that I, your servant girl, have brought to my master, and give it to the young men who follow in the steps of my master. "Forgive my presumption! But God is at work in my master, developing a rule solid and dependable. My master fights God 's battles! As long as you live no evil will stick to you. If anyone stands in your way, if anyone tries to get you out of the way, Know this: Your God-honored life is tightly bound in the bundle of God-protected life; But the lives of your enemies will be hurled aside as a stone is thrown from a sling. "When God completes all the goodness he has promised my master and sets you up as prince over Israel, my master will not have this dead weight in his heart, the guilt of an avenging murder. And when God has worked things for good for my master, remember me." And David said, "Blessed be God , the God of Israel. He sent you to meet me! And blessed be your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and taking charge of looking out for me. A close call! As God lives, the God of Israel who kept me from hurting you, if you had not come as quickly as you did, stopping me in my tracks, by morning there would have been nothing left of Nabal but dead meat." Then David accepted the gift she brought him and said, "Return home in peace. I've heard what you've said and I'll do what you've asked." When Abigail got home she found Nabal presiding over a huge banquet. He was in high spirits—and very, very drunk. So she didn't tell him anything of what she'd done until morning. But in the morning, after Nabal had sobered up, she told him the whole story. Right then and there he had a heart attack and fell into a coma. About ten days later God finished him off and he died. When David heard that Nabal was dead he said, "Blessed be God who has stood up for me against Nabal's insults, kept me from an evil act, and let Nabal's evil boomerang back on him." Then David sent for Abigail to tell her that he wanted her for his wife. David's servants went to Abigail at Carmel with the message, "David sent us to bring you to marry him." She got up, and then bowed down, face to the ground, saying, "I'm your servant, ready to do anything you want. I'll even wash the feet of my master's servants!" Abigail didn't linger. She got on her donkey and, with her five maids in attendance, went with the messengers to David and became his wife. David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Both women were his wives. Saul had married off David's wife Michal to Palti (Paltiel) son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
Psalms 51:4
You're the One I've violated, and you've seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil. You have all the facts before you; whatever you decide about me is fair. I've been out of step with you for a long time, in the wrong since before I was born. What you're after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.
Proverbs 21:1
Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God ; he directs it to whatever ends he chooses.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now, getting down to the questions you asked in your letter to me. First, Is it a good thing to have sexual relations?

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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