<p>20:4 <em>They ran there together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came first to the tomb</em>- Here we have another of the unusual usage of tenses which is characteristic of the Gospels. The imperfect here should be translated &quot;they were running&quot;, inviting us to play Bible television with the narrative, seeing it unfolding before our eyes, seeing them running. John is displaying humility in recording that he outran Peter, running faster because he was perhaps younger or fitter; and yet going straight on to say that although he may have been faster in human terms, he was far slower than Peter in spiritual terms, for Peter was the first to enter the tomb and see the evidence for the Lord's resurrection (:5,6).</p>