John 20:4

John 20:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
• New International Version (NIV)Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first.

Context of John 20:4

2She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him. 3Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb. And they ran both together: and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the tomb; 5and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths lying; yet entered he not in. 6Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying,

John 20:4 word by word

ἔτρεχον δὲ οἱ δύο ὁμοῦ· καὶ ὁ ἄλλος μαθητὴς προέδραμεν τάχιον τοῦ Πέτρου καὶ ἦλθεν πρῶτος εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον,Read the interlinear

• ranτρέχωtrechō · to runG5143
• togetherὁμοῦhomou · togetherG3674
• otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• discipleμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• tombμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419

Cross-references for John 20:4

• 2 Samuel 18:23But come what may, said he, I will run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.
• Leviticus 13:30then the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin, and there be in it yellow thin hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a scall, it is leprosy of the head or of the beard.
• 1 Corinthians 9:24Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.
• 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.

Commentaries on John 20:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Outrun Peter - Not because he had a greater desire to see into the truth of these things; but because he was younger, and lighter of foot.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. 3-10The other disciple was likely John, "the one whom Jesus loved" and the author of this Gospel (see 13:23). He and Peter confirmed Mary's testimony by checking the tomb themselves. John got there first, but Peter went in first.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 20:4

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Love
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Reach
• Remit
• Resurrection of Christ
• Thrust
• Wrap
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Peter, Simon

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