John 20:7

7as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen.

7and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings but folded up in a place by itself.

7and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.

7and the [burial] 20:7 The word used here, soudarion, is taken from Latin (sudarium), where it refers to a linen handkerchief (cf Acts 19:12) or large linen napkin. This suggests something of the dimensions of the cloth, which was probably a new, unused piece of material.face-cloth which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the [other] linen wrappings, but 20:7 Jesus either caused the tight linen wrappings to fall from His body miraculously or His resurrected body miraculously passed through the linen wrappings, leaving them just as they were where He was lying (except for the face-cloth), unlike Lazarus who emerged from the tomb and had to be released from the wrappings. In either case, the grave wrappings would collapse on themselves on the flat surface of the slab where His body had been placed. The text also indicates that Jesus may have removed the face-cloth Himself once His hands were free, and neatly placed it apart from the other wrappings.rolled up in a place by itself.

7The cloth20:7 Greek soudarion that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.

7He also saw the funeral cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place. It was separate from the linen.