Bible Strands
John 20:8
Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The unnamed disciple who outran Peter to the tomb steps inside after observing the separately placed face cloth. The words — εἰσῆλθεν (eisēlthen) = entered, combined with ἄλλος (allos) = other, denotes his immediate physical movement into the burial space. The thread — This act of entering and seeing directly precedes the recorded failure to understand the resurrection from Scripture (John 20:9) and establishes the baseline of witnessed reality that Thomas later questions (John 20:25). Why it lands — The text states that physical observation of the empty tomb produced immediate belief, requiring the reader to acknowledge that the narrative grounds faith in witnessed events rather than theological deduction.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
Cross-references
- John 20:25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
- John 1:50 Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
- John 20:4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
- John 20:29 Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”