John 20:6

6 Then, following him, Simon Peter came also. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.

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 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first.

5 Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, yet he did not go in.

6 Then, following him, Simon Peter came also. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.

7 The wrapping that had been on His head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.

8 The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then entered the tomb, saw, and believed.