John 20:8

John 20:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
• New International Version (NIV)Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed.

Context of John 20:8

6Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, 7while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings. Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed— 9for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead. 10Then they went home.

John 20:8 word by word

Τότε οὖν εἰσῆλθεν καὶ ὁ ἄλλος μαθητὴς ὁ ἐλθὼν πρῶτος εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἐπίστευσεν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• went inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• ·οὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• that otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• discipleμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the sepulchreμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• he sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for John 20:8

• John 20:25They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.”
• John 1:50Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”

Commentaries on John 20:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8That other disciple - John. Saw - That the body was not there. And believed - That it had been taken away, as Mary had said; but he did not believe that he was risen from the dead. See what follows.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

Topics related to John 20:8

• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• John

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Reach
• Remit
• Resurrection of Christ
• Thrust
• Wrap
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Peter, Simon
• Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the

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