John 20 · Verse 2

John 20:2

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.
John 20:2, King James Version

John 20:2 in other translations

BSBSo she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
WEBTherefore she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have laid him!”
ASVShe runneth therefore, 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 tomb, and we know not where they have laid him.
YLTshe runneth, therefore, and cometh unto Simon Peter, and unto the other disciple whom Jesus was loving, and saith to them, ‘They took away the Lord out of the tomb, and we have not known where they laid him.'
DARBYShe runs therefore and comes to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, to whom Jesus was attached, and says to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him.
BBEThen she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him.
WebsterThen she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulcher, and we know not where they have laid him.

What does John 20:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 20:1-2

Joh 20:1-18. Mary's Visit to the Sepulchre, and Return to It with Peter and John--Her Risen Lord Appears to Her. 1-2. The first day ... cometh Mary Magdalene early, &c.--(See on Mr 16:1-4; and Mt 28:1, 2). 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--Dear disciple! thy dead Lord is to thee "the Lord" still.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 2.

(b) "other disciple" Jn 13:23, 19:26, 21:7,24

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Then she runneth - This was after the women had seen the angels, who said he was risen from the dead, Luk 24:4. She told, not only Peter and John, but the other apostles also, Mat 28:8; but only the two disciples above mentioned went to the tomb to see whether what she had said was true. They have taken away the Lord - She mentions nothing of what the angels had said, in her hurry and confusion; she speaks things only by halves; and probably the vision of angels might have appeared to her only as an illusion of her own fancy, and not to be any farther regarded.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 20:1-10

If Christ gave his life a ransom, and had not taken it again, it would not have appeared that his giving it was accepted as satisfaction. It was a great trial to Mary, that the body was gone. Weak believers often make that the matter of complaint, which is really just ground of hope, and matter of joy. It is well when those more honoured than others with the privileges of disciples, are more active than others in…

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John 20:2 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

τρέχειtrecheiShe runsG5143
οὖνounthereforeG3767
καὶkaiandG2532
ἔρχεταιerchetaishe comesG2064
πρὸςprostoG4314
ΣίμωναSimōnaSimonG4613
ΠέτρονPetronPeterG4074
καὶkaiandG2532
πρὸςprostoG4314
τὸνtontheG3588
ἄλλονallonotherG243
μαθητὴνmathētēndiscipleG3101
ὃνhonwhomG3739
ἐφίλειephileiwas lovingG5368
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
καὶkaiandG2532
λέγειlegeishe saysG3004
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
ἦρανēranThey have taken awayG142
τὸνtontheG3588
κύριονkurionLordG2962
ἐκekout ofG1537
τοῦtoutheG3588
μνημείου,mnēmeioutomb,G3419
καὶkaiandG2532
οὐκouknotG3756
οἴδαμενoidamenwe know
ποῦpouwhereG4226
ἔθηκανethēkanthey have laidG5087
αὐτόν.¶autonHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 20:2

  • John 13:23

    Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

  • John 20:13

    And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

  • John 21:24

    This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

  • John 19:26

    When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

  • John 21:20

    Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

  • John 21:7

    Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

  • Matthew 27:63-64

    Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

  • John 20:15

    Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

  • John 20:9

    For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to the.
13:23; 19:26; 21:7,20,24
They have taken.
9,13,15; Mt 27:63,64

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 20:1

    The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

  • John 20:2

    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.

  • John 20:3

    Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

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John 20:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces corrió, y vino á Simón Pedro, y al otro discípulo, al cual amaba Jesús, y les dice: Han llevado al Señor del sepulcro, y no sabemos dónde le han puesto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Elle court donc, et vient vers Simon Pierre et vers l’autre disciple que Jésus aimait, et elle leur dit: On a enlevé du sépulcre le Seigneur, et nous ne savons où on l’a mis.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sie läuft nun und kommt zu Simon Petrus und zu dem anderen Jünger, den Jesus lieb hatte, und spricht zu ihnen: Sie haben den Herrn aus der Gruft weggenommen, und wir wissen nicht, wo sie ihn hingelegt haben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cucurrit ergo, et venit ad Simonem Petrum, et ad alium discipulum, quem amabat Jesus, et dicit illis: Tulerunt Dominum de monumento, et nescimus ubi posuerunt eum.