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John 20:7

and the face cloth, which had been around Jesus' head, not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

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

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Apron;   Dress;   Handkerchief;   Napkin;   Peter, Simon;   Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the;   Sweat;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 20;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.
King James Version (1611)
And the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linnen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by it selfe.
King James Version
And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
English Standard Version
and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself.
New American Standard Bible
and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings but folded up in a place by itself.
New Century Version
He also saw the cloth that had been around Jesus' head, which was folded up and laid in a different place from the strips of linen.
Amplified Bible
and the [burial] face-cloth which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the [other] linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.
Legacy Standard Bible
and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but folded up in a place by itself.
Berean Standard Bible
The face cloth that had been around Jesus' head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
Contemporary English Version
He also saw the piece of cloth that had been used to cover Jesus' face. It was rolled up and in a place by itself.
Complete Jewish Bible
also the cloth that had been around his head, lying not with the sheets but in a separate place and still folded up.
Darby Translation
and the handkerchief which was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded up in a distinct place by itself.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the kerchiefe that was vpon his head, not lying with the linnen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by it selfe.
George Lamsa Translation
And the burial napkin which was bound around his head, was not with the linen cloths, but was wrapped up and put in a place by itself.
Good News Translation
and the cloth which had been around Jesus' head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was rolled up by itself.
Lexham English Bible
and the facecloth that was on his head—not lying with the strips of linen cloth, but folded up separately in one place.
Literal Translation
And the grave cloth which was on His head was not lying with the linens, but was wrapped up in one place by itself.
American Standard Version
and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.
Bible in Basic English
And the cloth, which had been round his head, not with the linen bands but rolled up in a place by itself.
Hebrew Names Version
and the cloth that was on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.
International Standard Version
and that the handkerchief that had been on Jesus' head was not lying with the linen cloths but was rolled up in a separate place.John 11:44;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
and the napkin that had been bound upon his head, not with the cloths, but folded up, and laid apart in one place.
Murdock Translation
and the napkin, that had been wrapped about his head, was not with the linen cloths, but was folded up, and laid in a place by itself.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the napkin yt was about his head not lying with the linnen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by it selfe.
English Revised Version
and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.
World English Bible
and the cloth that was on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
not lying with the linen clothes, but folded up in a place by itself.
Weymouth's New Testament
and the towel, which had been placed over the face of Jesus, not lying with the cloths, but folded up and put by itself.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and the sudarie that was on his heed, not leid with the schetis, but bi it silf wlappid in to a place.
Update Bible Version
and the napkin, that was on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
New King James Version
and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.
New Living Translation
while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings.
New Life Bible
The white cloth that had been around the head of Jesus was not lying with the other linen cloths. It was rolled up and lying apart by itself.
New Revised Standard
and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the napkin, which was upon his head, not, with the linen-bandages, lying, but apart, folded up into one place.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the napkin that had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but apart, wrapped up into one place.
Revised Standard Version
and the napkin, which had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and the napkyn that was aboute his heed not lyinge with the lynnen clothe but wrapped togeder in a place by it selfe.
Young's Literal Translation
and the napkin that was upon his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but apart, having been folded up, in one place;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and the napkyn that was bounde aboute Iesus heade, not layed with the lynnen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by it self.
Mace New Testament (1729)
as for the napkin that had been put about his head, it was not in the same place as the linen clothes, but lay folded up by it self.
Simplified Cowboy Version
as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus's head. The cloth was laying there right where Jesus's head should have been.

Contextual Overview

1 Now very early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance. 2 So she went running to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them, "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!" 3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out to go to the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent down and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter, who had been following him, arrived and went right into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, 7 and the face cloth, which had been around Jesus' head, not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, came in, and he saw and believed. 9 (For they did not yet understand the scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.) 10 So the disciples went back to their homes.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

John 11:44

Reciprocal: Luke 24:3 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 2:17
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will surely die."
Genesis 12:15
When Pharaoh's officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. So Abram's wife was taken into the household of Pharaoh,
Genesis 12:17
But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with severe diseases because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Genesis 20:1
Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar,
Genesis 20:2
Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.
Genesis 20:3
But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else's wife."
Genesis 20:4
Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, "Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?
Genesis 20:5
Did Abraham not say to me, ‘She is my sister'? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.' I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!"
Genesis 20:6
Then in the dream God replied to him, "Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.
Genesis 20:9
Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the napkin that was about his head,.... The word

σουδαριον, rendered "napkin", is thought to be originally Latin, and signifies an handkerchief, with which the sweat is wiped off the face, and so it is used in Acts 19:12 but Nonnus says it is a common word with the Syrians, and the word סודרא is used in the Syriac version; and which he renders, κεφαλης ζωστηρα, "the girdle, or binding of the head", for with this the head and face of the dead person were bound; see John 11:44. Now Peter, by going into the sepulchre, and looking about him, and examining things more strictly and narrowly, observed that which neither he nor John had taken notice of, when only stooping they looked in: and that is, that this head binder, or napkin, was

not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself: and was plainly the effect of thought, care, and composure; and clearly showed, that the body was not taken away in a hurry, or by thieves, since everything lay in such order and decency; and which was done, either by our Lord himself, or by the angels.

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 20:7. Wrapped together in a place by itself. — The providence of God ordered these very little matters, so that they became the fullest proofs against the lie of the chief priests, that the body had been stolen away by the disciples. If the body had been stolen away, those who took it would not have stopped to strip the clothes from it, and to wrap them up, and lay them by in separate places.


 
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