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John 20:4

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20:4The two were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter6 and reached the tomb first.7

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  1. 6 The other disciple (the ‘beloved disciple’) ran on ahead more quickly than Peter, so he arrived at the tomb first. This verse has been a chief factor in depictions of John as a young man (especially combined with traditions that he wrote last of all the gospel authors and lived into the reign of Domitian). But the verse does not actually say anything about John’s age, nor is age always directly correlated with running speed.
  2. 7 Grk “and came first to the tomb.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first.

NLTNew Living Translation

They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the two were running together, and the other disciple ran ahead, faster than Peter, and came to the tomb first.

KJV 1900King James Version

So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.