Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, and (A)the [a]handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. Then the (B)other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not [b]know the (C)Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.

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Footnotes

  1. John 20:7 face cloth
  2. John 20:9 understand

Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head.(A) The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first,(B) also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture(C) that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)(D)

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