ESV Reformation Study Bible – John 20:2
Resources chevron-right ESV Reformation Study Bible chevron-right John chevron-right John 20:2
John 20:2

20:2 Peter . . . the other disciple. Peter and John. See note 13:23.

we do not know. “We” indicates that several women were there, as recorded by the other Gospels. They were the same women who stood at the foot of the Cross, perhaps with the exception of Mary, Jesus’ mother, who is not mentioned.

where they have laid him. Neither Mary nor the disciples were expecting the Resurrection, in spite of what Jesus had told them (cf. v. 9).