Joh 20:6-7 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for John 20:6-7: 20:6-7 What Peter and John found in the tomb was remarkable. The linen wrappings (19:40 ) were on the burial bench. Jews also used a facial cloth for burials (cp. 11:44 ), which was rolled, wrapped under the chin, and tied on the top of the head. The apostles found this face cloth folded up on the bench. John’s inclusion of these details counters any suggestion that grave robbers had taken Jesus’ body; such costly garments would have been stolen in a robbery.

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‏ John 20:6-7

Summary for John 20:6-7: 20:6-7 ^a What Peter and John found in the tomb was remarkable. The linen wrappings (19:40 ^b) were on the burial bench. Jews also used a facial cloth for burials (cp. 11:44 ^c), which was rolled, wrapped under the chin, and tied on the top of the head. The apostles found this face cloth folded up on the bench. John’s inclusion of these details counters any suggestion that grave robbers had taken Jesus’ body; such costly garments would have been stolen in a robbery.