John 20:12

John 20:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
• New International Version (NIV)and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

Context of John 20:12

10Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. 11But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 13And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. 14And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

John 20:12 word by word

καὶ θεωρεῖ δύο ἀγγέλους ἐν λευκοῖς καθεζομένους ἕνα πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇ καὶ ἕνα πρὸς τοῖς ποσίν, ὅπου ἔκειτο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• seethθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• sittingκαθέζομαιkathezomai · to sit downG2516
• the oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• atπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the headὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• the feetπούςpous · footG4228
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• had lainκεῖμαιkeimai · to lay/be appointedG2749

Cross-references for John 20:12

• Matthew 28:3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
• Mark 16:5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
• Luke 24:3And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
• 2 Chronicles 5:12Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
• Daniel 7:9I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
• Matthew 17:2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
• Acts 1:10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
• Revelation 3:4Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
• Revelation 7:14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Commentaries on John 20:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Seeth two angels - See on John 20:6; (note). She knew these to be angels by their white and glistening robes. Matthew and Mark mention but one angel - probably that one only that spoke, John 20:13. One at the head, and the other at the feet - So were the cherubim placed at each end of the mercy-seat: Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19. Lightfoot.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
• 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. 11-13Even though two angels appeared inside the tomb, it was still a mystery how Jesus disappeared (see Luke 24:4). Why are you weeping?: Sorrow was not the appropriate response in this moment.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 20:12

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Friendship
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Mary
• Trouble
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Angel
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• Remit
• Thrust
• Wrap
• Color; Colors
• Jesus Christ

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