John 20:6

6 Then came Simon Peter following him and went into the sepulchre and saw the linen clothes lying

John 20:6 Meaning and Commentary

John 20:6

Then cometh Simon Peter following him
In a very little time after him:

and went into the sepulchre;
itself, though not without first stooping down, as John did; see ( Luke 24:12 ) .

And seeth the linen clothes lie;
as John did; and as by the mouth of two or three witnesses everything is confirmed, so was this; both saw the linen in which the body was wrapped, but that was gone; and which was a sign that the body was not stolen away, otherwise the linen would not have been left; and besides, it would have taken up some time, and given a good deal of trouble, to have unwrapped the body, when it is considered how many foldings the Jews used to wind up their corpse in.

John 20:6 In-Context

4 So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came first to the sepulchre.

5 And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet he did not go in.

6 Then came Simon Peter following him and went into the sepulchre and saw the linen clothes lying

7 and the napkin, that had been placed over his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

8 Then that other disciple, who came first to the sepulchre, went in also and he saw and believed.