Pulpit Treasury John 20:8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulcher, and he saw, and believed. A young man, away from home, slept in the same room with another young man, a stranger. Before retiring for the night, he knelt down, as was his wont, and silently prayed. His companion had long resisted the grace of God; but this noble example aroused him, and was the means of his awakening. In old age he testified, after a life of rare usefulnesss — "Nearly half a century has rolled away, with all its multitudinous events, since then; but that little chamber, that humble couch, that silent, praying youth, are still present to my imagination, and will never be forgotten amid the splendours of heaven and through the ages of eternity." (Pulpit Treasury.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.WEB: So then the other disciple who came first to the tomb also entered in, and he saw and believed. |
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