John 20:9

John 20:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
• New International Version (NIV)(They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.

Context of John 20:9

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. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he must rise from the dead. 10Then the disciples returned to the place where they were staying. 11But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.

John 20:9 word by word

οὐδέπω γὰρ ᾔδεισαν τὴν γραφὴν ὅτι δεῖ αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῆναι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• as yetοὐδέπωoudepō · not yetG3764
• they knewεἴδωeidō · to perceive: knowG1492
• the scriptureὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• rise againἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498

Cross-references for John 20:9

• Matthew 16:21From then on Jesus began to point out to his disciples that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.
• Mark 8:31Then he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.
• Mark 9:9As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
• Luke 9:45But they did not understand this statement; it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
• Luke 18:33and after they flog him, they will kill him, and he will rise on the third day.”
• Luke 24:26Wasn’t it necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
• Luke 24:44He told them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you — that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
• Psalms 16:10For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.
• Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like baked clay; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You put me into the dust of death.
• Isaiah 25:8When he has swallowed up death once and for all, the Lord God will wipe away the tears from every face and remove his people’s disgrace from the whole earth, for the Lord has spoken.
• Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For you will be covered with the morning dew, and the earth will bring out the departed spirits.
• Isaiah 53:10Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely. When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished.
• Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death. Death, where are your barbs? Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
• Acts 2:25For David says of him: I saw the Lord ever before me; because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
• Acts 13:29When they had carried out all that had been written about him, they took him down from the tree and put him in a tomb.
• 1 Corinthians 15:4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

Commentaries on John 20:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9They knew not the scripture - Viz. Psalm 16:9, Psalm 16:10; : Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell - לשאול נפשי תעזב לא כי ki lo taazob naphshi l'sheol - For thou wilt not abandon my life to the grave, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. It was certainly a reproach to the disciples that they had not understood this prophecy, when our Lord had given them often the most direct information concerning it. Christ had referred to the history of Jonah…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. 8-9he saw and believed: Even though he did not fully understand, John knew God had done this, and he realized Jesus was alive.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

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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