John 20:6

John 20:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
• New International Version (NIV)Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there,

Context of John 20:6

4The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first. 5Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. 7The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself. 8The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then also went in, saw, and believed.

John 20:6 word by word

Ἔρχεται οὖν καὶ Σίμων Πέτρος ἀκολουθῶν αὐτῷ καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ θεωρεῖ τὰ ὀθόνια κείμεναRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• followingἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wentεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the sepulchreὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the sepulchreμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• seethθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• the linen clothesὀθόνιονothonion · bandagesG3608
• lieκεῖμαιkeimai · to lay/be appointedG2749

Cross-references for John 20:6

• John 6:67So Jesus said to the Twelve, “You don’t want to go away too, do you?”
• John 18:17Then the servant girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” “I am not,” he said.
• John 21:7The disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer clothing around him (for he had taken it off) and plunged into the sea.
• Matthew 16:15“But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?”
• Luke 22:31“Simon, Simon, look out. Satan has asked to sift you like wheat.

Commentaries on John 20:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Seeth the linen clothes lie - : from , to behold, and ̔, to see - to look steadily at any thing, so as to discover what it is, and to be satisfied with viewing it.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 20:6

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

In the dictionaries

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

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