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John 20:4

So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

KJV

ἔτρεχον δὲ οἱ δύο ὁμοῦ· καὶ ὁ ἄλλος μαθητὴς προέδραμεν τάχιον τοῦ Πέτρου καὶ ἦλθεν πρῶτος εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον,

Greek NT

Currebant autem duo simul, et ille alius discipulus præcucurrit citius Petro, et venit primus ad monumentum.

Vulgate

And they ran both together: and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the tomb;

ASV

And they both ran together: and that other disciple did outrun Peter and came first to the sepulchre.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πέτρος
petros
noun · 154×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δύο
duo
adjective · 132×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
μνημεῖον
mnemeion
noun · 37×
προτρέχω
protrecho
verb · 2×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
τάχιον
tachion
adverb · 5×
τρέχω
trecho
verb · 20×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
o
article · 19778×
ὁμοῦ
omou
adverb · 4×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 20:8 — Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
  • Matt 28:6 — He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.