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John 20:4
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Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
John 20:4 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
New Living Translation (NLT)
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They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
The Message Bible (MSG)
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They ran, neck and neck. The other disciple got to the tomb first, outrunning Peter.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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And they ran both together: and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the tomb;
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
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The two were running side by side, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and came to the tomb first.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
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The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
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Both of them were running. The other disciple ran faster than Peter. He reached the tomb first.
John 20:4 Meaning and Commentary
John 20:4
So they ran both together
At first setting out, and for a while; not content to walk, they ran, being eagerly desirous to know the truth of things:
and that other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the
sepulchre;
John was a younger man than Peter, and so more nimble, and swift of foot, and got to the sepulchre before him; and besides, had not that concern of mind to retard him, Peter might have; as, supposing Christ was risen, and he should see him, how he should be able to look him in the face, whom he had so shamefully denied.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
John 20:4 In-Context
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So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
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So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb.
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Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
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He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in.
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Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there,
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