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

7and the face cloth, which had been around Jesus’ head, not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself. 8Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, came in, and he saw and believed. (For they did not yet understand the scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.) 10So the disciples went back to their homes. 11But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked 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 that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
• Mark 8:31Then Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
• Mark 9:9As they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
• Luke 9:45But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.
• Luke 18:33They will flog him severely and kill him. Yet on the third day he will rise again.”
• Luke 24:26Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
• Luke 24:44Then he said to 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 and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.”
• Psalms 16:10You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.
• Psalms 22:15The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.
• Isaiah 25:8he will swallow up death permanently. The sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from every face, and remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. Indeed, the Lord has announced it!
• Isaiah 26:19Your dead will come back to life; your corpses will rise up. Wake up and shout joyfully, you who live in the ground! For you will grow like plants drenched with the morning dew, and the earth will bring forth its dead spirits.
• Isaiah 53:10Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the Lord’s purpose will be accomplished through him.
• Hosea 13:14Will I deliver them from the power of Sheol? No, I will not! Will I redeem them from death? No, I will not! O Death, bring on your plagues! O Sheol, bring on your destruction! My eyes will not show any compassion!
• Acts 2:25For David says about him, ‘I saw the Lord always in front of me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.
• Acts 13:29When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
• 1 Corinthians 15:4and that he was buried, and 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