John 20:12
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
KJV
καὶ θεωρεῖ δύο ἀγγέλους ἐν λευκοῖς καθεζομένους, ἕνα πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇ καὶ ἕνα πρὸς τοῖς ποσίν, ὅπου ἔκειτο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.
Greek NT
et vidit duos angelos in albis sedentes, unum ad caput, et unum ad pedes, ubi positum fuerat corpus Jesu.
Vulgate
and she beholdeth two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
ASV
And she saw two angels in white, sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
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Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§641Mary Magdalene and the holy women who came to finish anointing the body of Jesus, which had been buried in haste because the Sabbath began on the evening of Good Friday, were the first to encounter the Risen One.497 Thus the women were the first messengers of Christ's Resurrection for the apostles themselves.498 They were the next to whom Jesus appears: first Peter, then the Tw…
Cross-references
- 1Tim 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up int
- Acts 1:10 — And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
- Luke 24:3 — And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
- Mark 16:5 — And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
- Mark 16:9 — Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
- Matt 28:2 — And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
- Matt 28:3 — His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
- Rev 3:4 — Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.