John 20:7

John 20:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
• New International Version (NIV)as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.

Context of John 20:7

5Stooping down and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings [neatly] lying there; but he did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter came up, following him, and went into the tomb and saw the linen wrappings [neatly] lying there; 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. 8So the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, went in too; and he saw [the wrappings and the face-cloth] and believed [without any doubt that Jesus had risen from the dead]. 9For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise from the dead.

John 20:7 word by word

καὶ τὸ σουδάριον ὃ ἦν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ οὐ μετὰ τῶν ὀθονίων κείμενον ἀλλὰ χωρὶς ἐντετυλιγμένον εἰς ἕνα τόπον.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the napkinὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the napkinσουδάριονsoudarion · handkerchiefG4676
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• aboutἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• notοὐou · noG3756
• lyingκεῖμαιkeimai · to lay/be appointedG2749
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the linen clothesὀθόνιονothonion · bandagesG3608
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• wrapped togetherἐντυλίσσωentulissō · to wrap upG1794
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ·εἷςheis · oneG1520
• a placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• by itselfχωρίςchōris · withoutG5565

Commentaries on John 20:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Wrapped 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-12Verses 1-12 For an account of the resurrection of Christ, see the notes at 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, Psalm 2:7, compare Acts 13:33; Psalm 16:9-10, compare Acts 2:25-32; Psalm 110:1, compare Acts 2:34-35. For an account of the resurrection of Christ, see the notes at Matthew 28.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7What Peter and John found in the tomb was remarkable. The linen cloths were on the burial bench (19:40). Jews also used a cloth on the face for burials. They rolled it, wrapped it under the chin, and tied it on top of the head (see 11:44). The apostles found this cloth folded on the bench. John included these details to counter any suggestion that grave robbers had taken the body of Jesus. Thieves would have taken such expensive clothes in a robbery.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-103-10. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came first to the sepulchre--These particulars have a singular air of artless truth about them. Mary, in her grief, runs to the two apostles who were soon to be so closely associated in proclaiming the Saviour's resurrection, and they, followed by Mary, hasten to see with their own eyes. The younger disciple outruns the older; love haply supplying swifter wings. He stoops, he gazes in, but…Read the comment

Topics related to John 20:7

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• John

In the dictionaries

• Handkerchief
• Linen
• Napkin
• Peter
• Reach
• Remit
• Resurrection of Christ
• Thrust
• Wrap
• Apron

Commentaries on John 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings