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John 20:4 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for John 20:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting John chapter 20 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.”
John 20:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on John 20:4
They ran both together (ἔτρεχον δὲ οἱ δύο ὁμοῦ, etrechon de hoi dyo homou)—the imperfect tense paints the scene: they kept running together, initial solidarity before separation. The other disciple did outrun Peter (ὁ ἄλλος μαθητὴς προέδραμεν τάχιον τοῦ Πέτρου, ho allos mathētēs proedramen tachion tou Petrou)—John was likely younger, but this detail serves theology, not biography.The one who later shows greater spiritual perception arrives first physically but hesitates; Peter who denied Christ charges in despite arriving second. This reversal pattern pervades John's Gospel: first/last, seeing...
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