John 20:14

John 20:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.
• New Living Translation (NLT)She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn’t recognize him.

Context of John 20:14

12And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." 16Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).

John 20:14 word by word

ταῦτα εἰποῦσα ἐστράφη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω καὶ θεωρεῖ τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἑστῶτα καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when she hadλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thusοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• she turned herselfστρέφωstrephō · to turnG4762
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• backὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
• sawθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• standingἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• knewεἴδωeidō · to perceive: knowG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 20:14

• Matthew 28:9And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.
• Mark 16:9[[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
• John 8:59So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
• John 21:4Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
• Mark 16:12After these things he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country.
• Luke 4:30But passing through their midst, he went away.
• Luke 24:16But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

Commentaries on John 20:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14She turned herself back - Or, , she was turned back, i.e. to go again with the other women to Jerusalem, who had already departed; but she had not as yet gone so far as to be out of the garden. Knew not that it was Jesus - John has here omitted what the angels said to the women, about Christ's being risen; probably because it was so particularly related by the other evangelists: Matthew 28:5-7; Mark 16:6, Mark 16:7; Luke 24:5-7. Mary was so absorbed in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Knew not that it was Jesus - She was not expecting to see him. It was yet also twilight, and she could not see distinctly.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 We are likely to seek and find, when we seek with affection, and seek in tears. But many believers complain of the clouds and darkness they are under, which are methods of grace for humbling their souls, mortifying their sins, and endearing Christ to them. A sight of angels and their smiles, will not suffice, without a sight of Jesus, and God's smiles in him. None know, but those who have tasted it, the sorrows of a deserted soul, which has…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15Mary thought Jesus was the gardener. Jesus repeated the angel’s question and asked, "Whom are you seeking?" Jesus wanted Mary to think. At this point Mary was looking for the body of Jesus, but she was about to meet the living Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1511-15. But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping, &c.--Brief was the stay of those two men. But Mary, arriving perhaps by another direction after they left, lingers at the spot, weeping for her missing Lord. As she gazes through her tears on the open tomb, she also ventures to stoop down and look into it, when lo! "two angels in white" (as from the world of light, and see on Mt 28:3) appear to her in a "sitting" posture, "as having finished some…Read the comment

Topics related to John 20:14

• Friendship
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• Trouble
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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