So, Peter and the other disciple left [hurriedly] and went to the grave site.
John 20:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) The two of them ran together, but the other disciple outran Peter and arrived at the grave site first. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they came running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and arrived at the tomb first. American Standard Version (1901) And they ran both together: and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the tomb; Common English Bible They were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and was the first to arrive at the tomb. Catholic Public Domain Version Now they both ran together, but the other disciple ran more quickly, ahead of Peter, and so he arrived at the tomb first. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they both ran together, and that other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. |
So, Peter and the other disciple left [hurriedly] and went to the grave site.
He stooped down and looked inside [the cave-like tomb] and saw the linen cloths lying there [i.e., these were wrappings used to hold embalming spices against the body], but he did not go in.
Finally, the other disciple, who had arrived at the cave-like tomb first, went on into it. And [when] he saw [the grave clothes, but no body], he believed [in Jesus’ resurrection].
Do you not know that [although] everyone runs in a race, only one person wins the prize? So, you should run in order to win.
For if the eagerness is there, [then] whatever a person has [to give] is acceptable, and not what he does not have.