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Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

John 20:11

In 9 translations

BSB
But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
KJV
¶ But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
WEB
But Mary was standing outside at the tomb weeping. So as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb,
ASV
But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping: so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;
LSV
and Mary was standing near the tomb, weeping outside; as she was weeping, then, she stooped down into the tomb, and beholds two messengers in white, sitting,
YLT
and Mary was standing near the tomb, weeping without; as she was weeping, then, she stooped down to the tomb, and beholdeth two messengers in white, sitting,
DBY
But Mary stood at the tomb weeping without. As therefore she wept, she stooped down into the tomb,
DRC
But Mary stood at the sepulchre without, weeping. Now as she was weeping, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
GNV
But Marie stoode without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she bowed her selfe into the sepulchre,

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read τῷ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τὸ (“the”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read μνημείῳ (“tomb”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read μνημεῖον (“tomb”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Spelling of εἱστήκει: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: ἱστήκει.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἔξω elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: τῷ μνημείῳ ἔξω κλαίουσα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τῷ μνημείῳ ἔξω κλαίουσα; Robinson–Pierpont read τὸ μνημεῖον κλαίουσα ἔξω.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Μαρία δὲ εἱστήκει πρὸς τῷ μνημείῳ ἔξω κλαίουσα. ὡς οὖν ἔκλαιεν παρέκυψεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον,
RP2018
Μαρία δὲ εἱστήκει πρὸς τὸ μνημεῖον κλαίουσα ἔξω· ὡς οὖν ἔκλαιεν, παρέκυψεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον,
TR-Boyd
Μαρία δὲ εἱστήκει πρὸς τὸ μνημεῖον κλαίουσα ἔξω· ὡς οὖν ἔκλαιε, παρέκυψεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον,
SCR1894
μαρια δε ειστηκει προς το μνημειον κλαιουσα εξω ως ουν εκλαιεν παρεκυψεν εις το μνημειον

Who and where

👤 Mary Magdalene◆ Holy Week◆ Resurrection and Ascension

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 20:5He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

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