Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary John 20:8

"Then entered in therefore the other disciple also, who came first to the tomb, and he saw, and believed." — John 20:8 (ASV)

At this point, the “other disciple” summoned up courage to enter the tomb, perhaps wondering what had reduced Peter to silence. He saw the meaning of the empty graveclothes and “believed.” The unique phenomenon of the graveclothes looking as if the body were in them when no body was there undoubtedly recalled Jesus’ previous words (cf. 2:22; 11:25; 16:22).