John 20:9
For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
Cross-reference
John 20:2 shows the disciples' confusion about the empty tomb — the context for John 20:9's explanation that they didn't know Scripture.
John 2:22 shows the disciples later remembering and believing Scripture about resurrection — the understanding they lacked in John 20:9.
Mark 9:32 says they did not understand the saying and were afraid to ask—identical to their confusion here over Scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:4 affirms Christ rose 'according to the Scriptures' — the very OT prophecies the disciples didn't know in John 20:9.
Acts 13:29-37 quotes Psalm 2 and Psalm 16 to prove Christ's resurrection — the same OT prophecies the disciples hadn't grasped.
Acts 2:25-32 cites Psalm 16 as David's prophecy of Christ's resurrection — the Scripture the disciples didn't know.
In Luke 24:44-46, Jesus finally opens their minds to understand the Scriptures about His resurrection — resolving the ignorance of John 20:9.
In Luke 24:26, Jesus explains the necessity of His suffering and glory — the same 'must rise' that the disciples had not grasped.
In Luke 18:34, the disciples' failure to understand is again highlighted — exactly the ignorance John records after the resurrection.
In Luke 18:33, Jesus explicitly predicts His resurrection on the third day — the very Scripture the disciples did not yet know.
In Luke 9:45, the disciples' incomprehension of Jesus' death and resurrection prediction mirrors their later failure to understand Scripture. Same ignorance.
In Psalm 16:10, David prophesies that God's Holy One will not undergo decay — a key resurrection Scripture the disciples missed.
Mark 9:31 records Jesus teaching that he will be killed and rise—the prophecy they failed to understand.
Mark 9:10 shows the disciples questioning what 'rising from the dead' means—directly reflecting their lack of understanding here.
Mark 8:31-33 echoes the same prediction and Peter's rebuke—reinforcing that the disciples did not grasp the necessity of resurrection.
Matthew 16:22 shows Peter rebuking Jesus for the resurrection prediction—illustrating the disciples' failure to understand it.
Matthew 16:21 records Jesus' explicit prediction that he must rise—the very Scripture they did not yet understand.
Hosea 13:14 declares God's ransom from death — an OT foreshadowing of resurrection the disciples failed to recognize.
Isaiah 53:10-12 describes the Suffering Servant seeing light after death — the OT prophecy of resurrection the disciples hadn't yet understood.
In Isaiah 26:19, the dead will live and corpses rise — a direct resurrection prophecy that fulfills the Scripture Jesus must rise.
In Isaiah 25:8, God promises to swallow up death forever — a clear prophecy of resurrection that the disciples did not know.
Mark 12:24 parallels Matthew 22:29: Jesus criticizes those who don't know Scripture about resurrection, mirroring the disciples' lack.
Matthew 22:29 shows Jesus rebuking ignorance of Scripture on resurrection — exactly what the disciples were guilty of in John 20:9.
Mark 9:9 commands silence about the transfiguration until after the resurrection—linking the timing of understanding to the event itself.