John 20:9

⁷ The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.

⁸ Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.

For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.

¹⁰ Then the disciples returned to their homes.

¹¹ But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,

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: For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
KJV: For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
WEB: For as yet they didn’t know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
ASV: For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
DARBY: for they had not yet known the scripture, that he must rise from among [the] dead.
BLB: For not yet did they understand the Scripture, that it is necessary for Him to rise out from the dead.

ÅB: for de forsto enda ikke Skriften, at han skulle stå opp fra de døde.
OTB: For de hadde ennå ikke forstått fra Skriften at Jesus måtte stå opp fra de døde.
B1930: for de forstod ennu ikke Skriften, at han skulde opstå fra de døde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 16:10
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
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Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
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Isaiah 53:10–12
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
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Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
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Luke 24:44–46
Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
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1 Corinthians 15:4
that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
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Luke 24:26
Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
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Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
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