Although Peter came in last in the race to the tomb, he was first to go inside. Even though John outran him, he never slowed in his run to the tomb and was rewarded accordingly.

God gives different gifts to different people. John was faster than Peter, but Peter was bolder than John. It was the two of them together that made the complete discovery of what the empty tomb had to show. We need each other and the different gifts we have to offer. It is only when we put those gifts together that the body of Christ is filled out in its fullness and His will can be totally accomplished.

The linen strips with which Jesus had been wrapped were lying there in the tomb, but without Jesus.