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 Living Translation (NLT)for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead.

Context of John 20:9

7and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. 8Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. 10Then the disciples went away again to their own homes. 11But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped 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 Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.
• Mark 8:31And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
• Mark 9:9Now as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
• Luke 9:45But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
• Luke 18:33They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”
• Luke 24:26Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?”
• Luke 24:44Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”
• Psalms 16:10For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
• Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.
• Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.
• Isaiah 26:19Your dead shall live; Together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; For your dew is like the dew of herbs, And the earth shall cast out the dead.
• Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.
• Hosea 13:14“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes.”
• Acts 2:25For David says concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
• Acts 13:29Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
• 1 Corinthians 15:4and that He was buried, and that He rose again 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