John 20:13 ““Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my…”

John 20:13

“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

World English Bible

They asked her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they have laid him.”

American Standard Version

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they said vnto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She said vnto them, They haue taken away my Lord, and I know not where they haue laide him.

Darby Translation

And they say to her, Woman, why dost thou weep? She says to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

Young's Literal Translation

And they say to her, 'Woman, why dost thou weep?' she saith to them, 'Because they took away my Lord, and I have not known where they laid him;'

Bible in Basic English

They said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I have no knowledge where they have put him.

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Cross references

“Woman”

John 2:4 John 19:26

John 2:4 · BSB

“Woman, what is that to you and to Me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

John 19:26 · BSB

When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”

“why”

John 20:15 John 16:20–22 1 Samuel 1:8 Psalm 43:3–5 Ecclesiastes 3:4 Luke 24:17

John 20:15 · BSB

“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

John 16:20–22 · BSB

Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

1 Samuel 1:8 · BSB

“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

Psalm 43:3–5 · BSB

Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 · BSB

a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

Luke 24:17 · BSB

He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

Also

John 20:2

John 20:2 · BSB

So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.

14When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

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