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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />(They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For not yet did they understand the Scripture that it behooves Him to rise out from <i>the</i> dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they did not yet understand the Scripture, that He must rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he must rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they still did not understand the Scripture that He must rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At that time Peter and the other disciple did not know that the Scriptures said Jesus would rise to life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They didn't know yet what Scripture meant when it said that Jesus had to come back to life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They still did not understand the scripture which said that he must rise from death.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For they did not yet understand the Scripture that said that Jesus had to rise from the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />(For they did not yet understand the scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For until now they had not understood the inspired teaching, that He must rise again from among the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For as yet they didn’t know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for they did not yet know the Writing, that it was necessary for Him to rise again out of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For not yet did they understand the Scripture that it behooves Him to rise out from <i>the</i> dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for not yet did they know the Writing, that it behoveth him out of the dead to rise again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For not yet knew they the writing, that he must rise from the dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that it was necessary for him to rise again from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For they did not yet understand the scripture that he had to rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For they did yet not understand from the scripture, that he had to rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And those disciples departed again to their place.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For, as yet, they did not know the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />for they did not yet understand the Scripture, That it behooved Him to rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Though not even yet had they known the scripture, that he should rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for as yet they did not understand from the scripture, that he was to rise again from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For until now they had not understood the inspired teaching, that He must rise again from among the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />for as yet they knew not the Scripture, that He must rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For they did not before understand the scripture, that He must rise from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/20-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=7092" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/20.htm">The Resurrection</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3764.htm" title="3764: oudepō (Adv) -- Not yet, never before. From oude and po; not even yet."></a> <a href="/greek/1492.htm" title="1492: ēdeisan (V-LIA-3P) -- To know, remember, appreciate. ">they still did not understand</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">from the</a> <a href="/greek/1124.htm" title="1124: graphēn (N-AFS) -- (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.">Scripture</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/1163.htm" title="1163: dei (V-PIA-3S) -- Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.">had to</a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: anastēnai (V-ANA) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">rise</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="3498: nekrōn (Adj-GMP) -- (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">the dead.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">10</span>Then the disciples returned to their homes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-6.htm">Luke 24:6-8</a></span><br />He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee: / ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’” / Then they remembered His words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a></span><br />From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-31.htm">Mark 8:31</a></span><br />Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-31.htm">Luke 18:31-33</a></span><br />Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. / He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. / They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-22.htm">Matthew 17:22-23</a></span><br />When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men. / They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-31.htm">Mark 9:31</a></span><br />because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-22.htm">Luke 9:22</a></span><br />“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-18.htm">Matthew 20:18-19</a></span><br />“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death / and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-33.htm">Mark 10:33-34</a></span><br />“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles, / who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-24.htm">Acts 2:24-32</a></span><br />But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip. / David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. / Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-30.htm">Acts 13:30-37</a></span><br />But God raised Him from the dead, / and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people. / And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-3.htm">1 Corinthians 15:3-4</a></span><br />For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, / that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a></span><br />For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10-12</a></span><br />Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. / After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. / Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2</a></span><br />After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.</p><p class="hdg">they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21,22</a></b></br> From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/8-31.htm">Mark 8:31-33</a></b></br> And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and <i>of</i> the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/9-9.htm">Mark 9:9,10,31,32</a></b></br> And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead… </p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a></b></br> For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15,22</a></b></br> My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a></b></br> He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken <i>it</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/12-34.htm">Behoveth</a> <a href="/john/20-3.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/john/11-51.htm">Inspired</a> <a href="/john/20-7.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/14-31.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/john/19-37.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/john/18-19.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/john/19-33.htm">Time</a> <a href="/john/19-4.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/john/17-8.htm">Understood</a> <a href="/john/19-37.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/john/19-36.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/1-21.htm">Behoveth</a> <a href="/john/21-14.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/acts/15-3.htm">Inspired</a> <a href="/john/20-12.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/acts/1-1.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/john/20-21.htm">Time</a> <a href="/acts/7-25.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Understood</a> <a href="/john/21-24.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/acts/13-29.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">John 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/20-1.htm">Mary comes to the tomb;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/20-3.htm">so do Peter and John, ignorant of the resurrection.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/20-11.htm">Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/20-19.htm">and to his disciples.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/20-24.htm">The incredulity and confession of Thomas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/20-30.htm">The Scripture is sufficient to salvation.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Despite Jesus' previous teachings about His death and resurrection (e.g., <a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a>, <a href="/mark/8-31.htm">Mark 8:31</a>), the disciples struggled to grasp the full meaning. This reflects a common theme in the Gospels where Jesus' followers often misunderstand His mission and teachings until after the resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a>).<p><b>from the Scripture</b><br>This phrase indicates that the Old Testament contained prophecies and foreshadowings of the Messiah's resurrection. Passages such as <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a> and <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10-11</a> are often cited as prophetic references to the resurrection. The disciples' initial failure to connect these Scriptures to Jesus' resurrection underscores the necessity of divine revelation and the role of the Holy Spirit in illuminating the Scriptures (<a href="/luke/24-45.htm">Luke 24:45</a>).<p><b>that Jesus had to rise from the dead</b><br>The necessity of Jesus' resurrection is central to Christian theology. It validates His divinity (<a href="/romans/1-4.htm">Romans 1:4</a>), fulfills prophecy, and is essential for the salvation of humanity (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-17.htm">1 Corinthians 15:17</a>). The resurrection is also a type of the new life believers receive through faith in Christ (<a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a>). The phrase "had to" emphasizes the divine plan and purpose, showing that the resurrection was not an unexpected event but a predetermined part of God's redemptive work.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>Central figure of the New Testament, whose resurrection is the focal point of Christian faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>Followers of Jesus who were struggling to comprehend the resurrection despite Jesus' teachings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_empty_tomb.htm">The Empty Tomb</a></b><br>The place where Jesus was laid after His crucifixion, now found empty by the disciples, signifying His resurrection.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events took place, significant in Jewish and Christian history.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_resurrection.htm">The Resurrection</a></b><br>The event of Jesus rising from the dead, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies and Jesus' own predictions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_scripture.htm">Understanding Scripture</a></b><br>The disciples' initial lack of understanding highlights the importance of studying Scripture diligently to grasp God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>Jesus' resurrection was a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, underscoring the reliability and divine inspiration of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_revelation.htm">Faith and Revelation</a></b><br>Faith often requires trusting in God's promises even when we do not fully understand them. Revelation comes through the Holy Spirit and study.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_centrality_of_the_resurrection.htm">The Centrality of the Resurrection</a></b><br>The resurrection is central to Christian faith, affirming Jesus' divinity and the hope of eternal life for believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/growth_in_understanding.htm">Growth in Understanding</a></b><br>Like the disciples, believers grow in understanding over time. Patience and perseverance in study and prayer are essential.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_entails_being_christ's_ambassador.htm">What does being Christ's ambassador entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_jehovah's_witnesses_christians.htm">Are Jehovah's Witnesses considered Christians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_significance_of_lent's_5th_sunday.htm">What is the significance of Sunday 5 in Lent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_john_20_1-8_conflict_with_other_gospels.htm">Does the “beloved disciple’s” deeper insight in John 20:1–8 conflict with other Gospel depictions of the apostles’ understanding? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">For as yet they knew not the scripture.</span>--This explains in what sense it was that St. John now believed. Up to this time they knew not the meaning of the Scripture which foretold the Resurrection; but from that moment at least they recognised in the fact of the absent body of Christ the truth that He must rise again. (Comp. Notes on <a href="/context/john/2-21.htm" title="But he spoke of the temple of his body.">John 2:21-22</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">That he must rise again from the dead.</span>--Comp. especially Notes on <a href="/luke/24-26.htm" title="Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?">Luke 24:26</a>; <a href="/luke/24-44.htm" title="And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.">Luke 24:44</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For not as yet did they know</span> (<span class="greek">η΅ιδεισαν</span> has an imperfect, not pluperfect tense) the Scripture, which, if rightly interpreted, ought to have made them triumphant in the hour of the Lord's deepest humiliation, and ought to have convinced them that the ideal Sufferer of <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>. would prove to be Lord of all; and that the Lamb of God of <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>. must see his seed, and prolong his days; that God's "Holy One" of <a href="/psalms/16.htm">Psalm 16</a>. could not see corruption; that the Messiah of a hundred prophetic hopes must conquer all his foes. The words of Jesus himself, in the memory of John and that of the synoptists, had been dark and confused, and they had not put all together into one glorious conviction <span class="cmt_word">that he must</span> (<span class="greek">δεῖ</span>, by a Divine necessity) <span class="cmt_word">rise from among the dead</span>; nor had they grasped the fact that it was not possible that he should be holden in the travail-pangs of death. The signs which John saw now brought all his hopes together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/20-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they still did not understand</span><br /><span class="grk">ᾔδεισαν</span> <span class="translit">(ēdeisan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know, remember, appreciate. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Scripture</span><br /><span class="grk">γραφὴν</span> <span class="translit">(graphēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1124.htm">Strong's 1124: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus]</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had to</span><br /><span class="grk">δεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(dei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1163.htm">Strong's 1163: </a> </span><span class="str2">Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rise</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀναστῆναι</span> <span class="translit">(anastēnai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> </span><span class="str2">To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] dead.</span><br /><span class="grk">νεκρῶν</span> <span class="translit">(nekrōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. 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