John 20:1-9

John 20:1-9

[1] day of the week  cometh  Mary  Magdalene  early,  yet  dark,  unto  the sepulchre,  and  seeth  the stone  taken away  from  the sepulchre.  [2] Then  she runneth,  and  cometh  to  Simon  Peter,  and  to  the other  disciple,  whom  Jesus  loved,  and  saith  unto them,  They have taken away  the Lord  out of  the sepulchre,  and  we know  not  where  they have laid  him.  [3] Peter  therefore  went forth,  and  that other  disciple,  and  came  to  the sepulchre.  [4] So  they ran  both  together:  and  the other  disciple  did outrun  Peter,  and  came  first  to  the sepulchre.  [5] And  he stooping down,  and looking in, saw  the linen clothes  lying;  yet  not  in.  [6] Then  cometh  Simon  Peter  following  him,  and  went  into  the sepulchre,  and  seeth  the linen clothes  lie,  [7] And  the napkin,  that  about  his  head,  not  lying  with  the linen clothes,  but  wrapped together  in  a place  by itself.  [8] Then  went in  also  that other  disciple,  which  came  first  to  the sepulchre,  and  believed.  [9] For  they knew  not  the scripture,  that  he  must  rise again  from  the dead. 

What does John 20:1-9 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

John omitted the earthquake, the angel rolling away the stone that covered the tomb entrance, and his sitting on the stone ( Matthew 28:2-3). He also did not include the appearance of two angels to the women who visited the tomb early Easter morning, before Peter and John did, and the women"s reactions ( Matthew 28:5-8; Mark 16:5-8; Luke 24:4-8).