John 20:8 BSB — MannaFest

John 20:8

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then entered in therefore the other disciple also, who came first to the tomb, and he saw, and believed.

KJV

Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 12 (444)

When these men (I mean Peter, and John the writer of this book, for he gives himself the name of the other disciple) heard these tidings from the woman's mouth, they ran with all the speed they could, and came to the sepulchre in haste, and saw the marvel with their own eyes, being in themselves competent to testify to the event, for they were two in number, as the Law enjoined.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That other disciple - John. Saw - That the body was not there. And believed - That it had been taken away, as Mary had said; but he did not believe that he was risen from the dead. See what follows.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τότε	Tote	Then	G5119 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
εἰσῆλθεν	eisēlthen	entered	G1525 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἄλλος	allos	other	G243 →
μαθητὴς	mathētēs	disciple	G3101 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
ἐλθὼν	elthōn	having come	G2064 →
πρῶτος	prōtos	first	G4413 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
μνημεῖον	mnēmeion	tomb	G3419 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εἶδεν	eiden	he saw	G1492 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐπίστευσεν·	episteusen	believed;	G4100 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 20:29
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
leads to
- 1 Peter 1:8
  Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
- 2 Corinthians 5:7
  For we walk by faith, not by sight.
- Luke 1:45
  Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 11:1
  Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
- Hebrews 11:27
  By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
Through
John 1:50
Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
leads to
- John 20:29
  Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Through
John 20:25
So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put…
leads to
- John 6:30
  So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
- Mark 16:11
  And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John