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John 20:8

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

KJV

τότε οὖν εἰσῆλθεν καὶ ὁ ἄλλος μαθητὴς ὁ ἐλθὼν πρῶτος εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἐπίστευσεν·

Greek NT

Tunc ergo introivit et ille discipulus qui venerat primus ad monumentum : et vidit, et credidit :

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
μνημεῖον
mnemeion
noun · 37×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πιστεύω
pisteuo
verb · 241×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
τότε
tote
adverb · 157×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×

Historic Christian voices

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

§640"Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen."492 The first element we encounter in the framework of the Easter events is the empty tomb. In itself it is not a direct proof of Resurrection; the absence of Christ's body from the tomb could be explained otherwise.493 Nonetheless the empty tomb was still an essential sign for all. Its discovery by the …

Cross-references

  • John 20:4 — So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
  • John 20:25 — The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and th
  • John 20:29 — Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
  • 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 16:13 — And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.