God’s Word Translation
John 20:2
2So she ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus loved. She told them, “They have removed the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they’ve put him.”
John 20:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then she runneth, 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 sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
- New International Version (NIV)So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”
Context of John 20:2
1Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary from Magdala went to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb’s entrance. So she ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus loved. She told them, “They have removed the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they’ve put him.” 3So Peter and the other disciple headed for the tomb. 4The two were running side by side, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and came to the tomb first.
Read all of John 20John 20:2 word by word
τρέχει οὖν καὶ ἔρχεται πρὸς Σίμωνα Πέτρον καὶ πρὸς τὸν ἄλλον μαθητὴν ὃν ἐφίλει ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἦραν τὸν κύριον ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου, καὶ οὐκ οἴδαμεν ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- she runnethτρέχωtrechō · to runG5143
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
- PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
- the otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
- discipleμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- lovedφιλέωphileō · to loveG5368
- saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- They have taken awayαἴρωairō · to take upG142
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the sepulchreμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
- we knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
- notοὐou · noG3756
- whereποῦpou · where?G4226
- they have laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
Cross-references for John 20:2
- John 13:23One disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, was near him at the table.
- John 19:26Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there. He said to his mother, “Look, here’s your son!”
- John 21:7The disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord.” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put back on the clothes that he had taken off and jumped into the sea.
- John 20:9They didn’t know yet what Scripture meant when it said that Jesus had to come back to life.
- Matthew 27:63They said, “Sir, we remember how that deceiver said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will be brought back to life.’
Commentaries on John 20:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Then she runneth - This was after the women had seen the angels, who said he was risen from the dead, Luke 24:4. She told, not only Peter and John, but the other apostles also, Matthew 28:8; but only the two disciples above mentioned went to the tomb to see whether what she had said was true. They have taken away the Lord - She mentions nothing of what the angels had said, in her hurry and confusion; she speaks things only by halves; and probably the…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. 2Mary Magdalene ran to find Simon Peter. She assumed that someone had taken the body of Jesus from the tomb. This kind of tomb disturbance did happen in the ancient world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181-2. The first day ... cometh Mary Magdalene early, &c.--(See on Mr 16:1-4; and Mt 28:1, 2). she runneth 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 sepulchre--Dear disciple! thy dead Lord is to thee "the Lord" still.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
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