John 20:6

6 Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulcher and saw the linen cloths as they lay

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 And they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came first to the sepulcher.

5 And stooping down and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying, yet he went not in.

6 Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulcher and saw the linen cloths as they lay

7 and the napkin that had been about His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

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