John 20:4
So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
John 20:4 in other translations
| BSB | The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. |
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| WEB | They both ran together. The other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. |
| ASV | And they ran both together: and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the tomb; |
| YLT | and the two were running together, and the other disciple did run forward more quickly than Peter, and came first to the tomb, |
| DARBY | And the two ran together, and the other disciple ran forward faster than Peter, and came first to the tomb, |
| BBE | They went running together, and the other disciple got in front of Peter and came first to the hole in the rock; |
| Webster | So they ran both together: and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the sepulcher. |
What does John 20:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 20:3-10
3-10. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came first to the sepulchre--These particulars have a singular air of artless truth about them. Mary, in her grief, runs to the two apostles who were soon to be so closely associated in proclaiming the Saviour's resurrection, and they, followed by Mary, hasten to see with their own eyes. The younger disciple outruns the older; love haply supplying…
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
John 20:4 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 20:4
- 2 Samuel 18:23
But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
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Context
- John 20:3
Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
- John 20:4
So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
- John 20:5
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
John 20:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y corrían los dos juntos; mas el otro discípulo corrió más presto que Pedro, y llegó primero al sepulcro. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils couraient les deux ensemble; et l’autre disciple courut en avant plus vite que Pierre, et arriva le premier au sépulcre; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die beiden aber liefen zusammen, und der andere Jünger lief voraus, schneller als Petrus, und kam zuerst zu der Gruft; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Currebant autem duo simul, et ille alius discipulus præcucurrit citius Petro, et venit primus ad monumentum. |