John 20:8 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁸Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

John 20:8 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
John 20:4
So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
John 1:50
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
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.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-10)

There was no one thing of which the apostles were more concerned to produce substantial proof than the resurrection of their Master, 1. Because it was that which he himself appealed to as the last and most cogent proof of his being the Messiah. Those that would not believe other signs were referred to this sign of the prophet Jonas. And therefore enemies were most solicitous to stifle the notice o…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 8)

3-10. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came first to the sepulchre--These particulars have a singular air of artless truth about them. Mary, in her grief, runs to the two apostles who were soon to be so closely associated in proclaiming the Saviour’s resurrection, and they, followed by Mary, hasten to see with their own eyes. The younger disciple outruns the older; love hap…