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John 20:2
ESV So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."
NIV So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!"
NASB So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and *said to them, 'They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we do not know where they have put Him.'
CSB So she went running to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, "They’ve taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they’ve put him!"
NLT She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!'
KJV Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
NKJV Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”

What does John 20:2 mean?

Mary's first reaction to seeing Jesus' tomb open is natural: she assumes the body has been stolen (John 20:1). She was there when He was buried (Matthew 27:61), but it's not clear if she'd already seen the Roman soldiers sealing the grave site (Matthew 27:62–66). It's even possible that when she says, "they have taken," she might have thought it was the Romans. The fact that women—including those who come later (Matthew 28:8–10)—are the first to proclaim Jesus' resurrection is a significant detail.

Here, again, John refers to himself as the "disciple…Jesus loved" (John 13:23). This indirect mention was a common technique in ancient writing. Peter, James, and John were the closest of Jesus' followers (Matthew 17:1; 26:37). Why James was not included here is not stated. It's likely he simply wasn't there when Mary broke the news to John and Peter, and they weren't waiting to investigate.
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