Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
Peter therefore went forth with that other disciple — John, the disciple Jesus loved, the beloved disciple — leaving for Jesus' tomb after Mary reported that His body was gone. In another telling, the disciples hurried to the tomb after the women reported and they heard that Jesus had risen. Although Jesus had told them He would rise from the dead, grief and confusion over His crucifixion kept them from taking His words in and expecting their fulfillment.
John's ardent devotion and zeal made him hurry with such eagerness that he ran ahead of the impetuous Peter and arrived at the tomb first. They found the tomb as she had said: it was empty, Jesus' body was absent and gone, and the linen clothes lay by themselves and remained. Peter was perplexed, while John believed Jesus had risen because Jesus had told them He would, trusting Jesus' earlier words.
They did not yet believe the report that He had risen, but returned home marveling at what they had seen and heard. Even so, they did not yet understand the Old Testament teaching, prophecies and scriptures that Christ would rise from the dead. Their going early on the first day of the week was part of the disciples' firsthand evidence that the tomb was empty and Jesus had risen. John's place at the tomb, arriving first, contrasts with Peter's being named personally in the first message Christ sent to the disciples after His resurrection. The account points to the risen Jesus as a living Saviour and Head of the church, not as one still buried in the tomb, and draws from His resurrection a call to keep faith and hope when difficulties arise.
Peter therefore went forth with that other disciple — John, the disciple Jesus loved, the beloved disciple — leaving for Jesus' tomb after Mary reported that His body was gone. In another telling, the disciples hurried to the tomb after the women reported and they heard that Jesus had risen. Although Jesus had told them He would rise from the dead, grief and confusion over His crucifixion kept them from taking His words in and expecting their fulfillment.
John's ardent devotion and zeal made him hurry with such eagerness that he ran ahead of the impetuous Peter and arrived at the tomb first. They found the tomb as she had said: it was empty, Jesus' body was absent and gone, and the linen clothes lay by themselves and remained. Peter was perplexed, while John believed Jesus had risen because Jesus had told them He would, trusting Jesus' earlier words.
They did not yet believe the report that He had risen, but returned home marveling at what they had seen and heard. Even so, they did not yet understand the Old Testament teaching, prophecies and scriptures that Christ would rise from the dead. Their going early on the first day of the week was part of the disciples' firsthand evidence that the tomb was empty and Jesus had risen. John's place at the tomb, arriving first, contrasts with Peter's being named personally in the first message Christ sent to the disciples after His resurrection. The account points to the risen Jesus as a living Saviour and Head of the church, not as one still buried in the tomb, and draws from His resurrection a call to keep faith and hope when difficulties arise.