John 20:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first;

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King 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.

John 20:4 Cross References

2 Samuel 18:23

“Come what may,” he said, “I will run.” So he said to him, “Run.” Then Ahima-az ran by the way of the plain, and outran the Cushite.

Leviticus 13:30

the priest shall examine the disease; and if it appears deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an itch, a leprosy of the head or the beard.

John 20:3

Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb.

John 20:5

and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

John 20:8

Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed;

1 Corinthians 9:24

Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a man has, not according to what he has not.