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Um, try reading the previous verse:
John 20:6-7
Then came Simon Peter, following him, and [he] went into the sepulchre, and [he] saw the linen clothes lie, and the napkin, which had been about [Jesus'] head not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by himself.

IOW, there were "linen clothes" over the body of Jesus AND a "napkin" over Jesus' head. "Linen clothes" refers to the burial shrowd, as was the custom in those days. Another posts discusses the possibility that the veil ("napkin") was kept in Spain for the past 12 centuries, and matches excellently the shroud.

But even if this verse made no mention of the clothes, it would be odd to insist there were none, just because they were not specifically mentionned. "Sola Scriptura" (a self-contradicting heresy anyway) means not establishing doctrine or articles of faith which are not in the bible; it does not mean one cannot presume as likely things which are not in the bible. It would be extremely odd to leave a man in a tomb naked except for a headcovering; the bible did NOT say he was naked, so to presume he WAS naked is to make an assertion which is not supported by the bible.

You're right dangus!

There was both the Shroud and the Sudarium!! tvn from here at FR told me about the hankie type face cloth just today!! But both the Shroud (Linen type cloth that the body was laid upon, which was then draped over the body) and the face "hankie" were used. Read this link:

http://www.shroudstory.com/sudarium.htm

"The Passion of The Christ" movie has been a blessing in more ways than ONE!!