John 20:5
3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb.
4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
6 Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
7 The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
- KJV
- And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
- WEB
- Stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he didn’t enter in.
- ASV
- and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths lying; yet entered he not in.
- DARBY
- and stooping down he sees the linen cloths lying; he did not however go in.
- BLB
- And having stooped down, he sees the linen cloths lying [there], but he did not enter.
- ÅB
- og da han bøyde seg ned, så han linklærne ligge der; men han gikk ikke inn.
- OTB
- Han bøyde seg ned og så linklærne ligge der, men han gikk ikke inn.
- B1930
- og da han bøide sig ned, så han linklærne ligge der; men han gikk ikke inn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 19:40
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
Read in contextJohn 11:44
The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
Read in contextJohn 20:11
But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
Read in context