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Selected Verse: John 20:8 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Joh 20:8	Strong Concordance	Then [5119] [3767] went in [1525] also [2532] that other [243] disciple [3101], which [3588] came [2064] first [4413] to [1519] the sepulchre [3419], and [2532] he saw [1492], and [2532] believed [4100].
	King James	Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Then went in . . . that other disciple which came first to the sepulchre--The repetition of this, in connection with his not having gone in till after Peter, seems to show that at the moment of penning these words the advantage which each of these loving disciples had of the other was present to his mind. and he saw and believed--Probably he means, though he does not say, that he believed in his Lord's resurrection more immediately and certainly than Peter.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

Then went in . . . that other disciple which came first to the sepulchre--The repetition of this, in connection with his not having gone in till after Peter, seems to show that at the moment of penning these words the advantage which each of these loving disciples had of the other was present to his mind.

and he saw and believed--Probably he means, though he does not say, that he believed in his Lord's resurrection more immediately and certainly than Peter.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
Believed This word is explained by what follows. He believed (at length) that Jesus was risen; for up to this time (οὐδέπω) he, with his fellow-disciple (plural, ᾔδεισαν) knew not, etc. The singular number, he believed, as Meyer profoundly remarks, "only satisfies the never-to-be-forgotten personal experience of that moment, though it does not exclude the contemporaneous faith of Peter also." On knew (ᾔδεισαν), see on Joh 2:24.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

Believed

This word is explained by what follows. He believed (at length) that Jesus was risen; for up to this time (οὐδέπω) he, with his fellow-disciple (plural, ᾔδεισαν) knew not, etc. The singular number, he believed, as Meyer profoundly remarks, "only satisfies the never-to-be-forgotten personal experience of that moment, though it does not exclude the contemporaneous faith of Peter also." On knew (ᾔδεισαν), see on Joh 2:24.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
He saw - That the body was not there, and believed - That they had taken it away as Mary said.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

He saw - That the body was not there, and believed - That they had taken it away as Mary said.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
That other disciple - John. Saw - That the body was not there. And believed - That it had been taken away, as Mary had said; but he did not believe that he was risen from the dead. See what follows.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

That other disciple - John.

Saw - That the body was not there.

And believed - That it had been taken away, as Mary had said; but he did not believe that he was risen from the dead. See what follows.

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