They both ran together. The other disciple outran Peter, and came to the tomb first.
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They both ran together. The other disciple outran Peter, and came to the tomb first.
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They ranne bothe to gether and that other disciple dyd out runne Peter and came fyrst to the sepulcre.
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So they ranne both together, but the other disciple did outrunne Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
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Passages linked to John 20:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 18:23 “But come what may,” he said, “I will run.” He said to him, “Run!” Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24 Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 4 So they ran both together: and the other…
4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
Ver. 4. So they ran both together] But the swifter of foot they were, the slower in faith; for "he that believeth maketh not haste," Isa 28:16. They believed not fully the resurrection; when they heard the news of it, and from the angels too, they stirred not, but rejected it as a fable. Now that they hear (though but by a woman only) that the Lord’s body was removed to another sepulchre (though that were but a rash report, and nothing so) they run amain. Oh the dullness that is found in the best!
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So they ran both together,.... At first setting out,…
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.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 4. Outrun Peter] Not because he had a…
Verse 4. Outrun Peter] Not because he had a greater desire to see into the truth of these things; but because he was younger, and lighter of foot.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. So they ran] More exactly, But they began…
4. So they ran] More exactly, But they began to run.
did outrun] Literally, ran on more quickly than, as being much the younger man. Would a writer of the second century have thought of this in inventing a narrative?
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) So they ran both together: and the other…
(4) So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter.—This is simply the result of the greater activity of John, who was probably younger than his companion. The thought that love outran doubt or fear, which has often been connected with the words, is not in harmony with the context, for “Peter therefore went forth” as soon as he heard Mary’s words (Joh_20:3); and Peter it was who first entered into the sepulchre (Joh_20:6).
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