John 20:5
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
John 20:5 in other translations
| BSB | He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. |
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| WEB | Stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he didn’t enter in. |
| ASV | and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths lying; yet entered he not in. |
| YLT | and having stooped down, seeth the linen clothes lying, yet, indeed, he entered not. |
| DARBY | and stooping down he sees the linen cloths lying; he did not however go in. |
| BBE | And looking in, he saw the linen bands on the earth; but he did not go in, |
| Webster | And he stooping down, saw the linen cloths lying; yet he went not in. |
What does John 20:5 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…
Barnes' Notes
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 20:5 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 20:5
- John 19:40
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
- John 11:44
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
- John 20:11
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
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Context
- 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 20:6
Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
John 20:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y bajándose á mirar, vió los lienzos echados; mas no entró. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et s’étant baissé, il voit les linges à terre; cependant il n’entra pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sich vornüberbückend, sieht er die leinenen Tücher liegen; doch ging er nicht hinein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cum se inclinasset, vidit posita linteamina: non tamen introivit. |