Stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying, yet he didn’t enter in.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
- BSB He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
- NKJV And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in.
- NASB and he stooped to look in, and *saw the linen wrappings lying there; however he did not go in.
- NLT He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in.
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- John 19:40So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
- John 11:44He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Free him, and let him go.”
- John 20:11But Mary was standing outside at the tomb weeping. So, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb,
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