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John 20:6

Listen to John 20:6
6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there,

John 20:6 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
English Standard Version (ESV)
6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there,
New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there,
The Message Bible (MSG)
6 Simon Peter arrived after him, entered the tomb, observed the linen cloths lying there,
American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Simon Peter arrived after him and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
6 Then, following him, Simon Peter came also. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
6 Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived. He went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen 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.

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John 20:6 In-Context

4 Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
5 He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in.
6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there,
7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen.
8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed.
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