John 20

The Resurrection

20:1 Now very early on the first day of the week,¹ while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene² came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance.³ 20:2 So she went running⁴ to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” 20:3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out to go to the tomb.⁵ 20:4 The two were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter⁶ and reached the tomb first.⁷ 20:5 He bent down⁸ and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,⁹ but he did not go in. 20:6 Then Simon Peter, who had been following him, arrived and went right into the tomb. He saw¹⁰ the strips of linen cloth lying there, 20:7 and the face cloth,¹¹ which had been around Jesus’ head, not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself.¹² 20:8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, came in, and he saw and believed.¹³ 20:9 (For they did not yet understand¹⁴ the scripture that Jesus¹⁵ must rise from the dead.)¹⁶

Jesus’ Appearance to Mary Magdalene

20:10 So the disciples went back to their homes. 20:11 But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb. 20:12 And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’ body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet. 20:13 They said¹⁷ to her, “Woman,¹⁸ why are you weeping?” Mary replied,¹⁹ “They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!” 20:14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there,²⁰ but she did not know that it was Jesus.

20:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” Because she²¹ thought he was the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.” 20:16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She²² turned and said to him in Aramaic,²³ “Rabboni”²⁴ (which means Teacher).²⁵ 20:17 Jesus replied,²⁶ “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 20:18 Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them²⁷ what²⁸ Jesus²⁹ had said to her.³⁰

Jesus’ Appearance to the Disciples

20:19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together³¹ and locked the doors³² of the place³³ because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders.³⁴ Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20:20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.³⁵ 20:21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.” 20:22 And after he said this, he breathed on them and said,³⁶ “Receive the Holy Spirit.³⁷ 20:23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven;³⁸ if you retain anyone’s sins, they are retained.”³⁹

The Response of Thomas

20:24 Now Thomas (called Didymus),⁴⁰ one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 20:25 The other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied,⁴¹ “Unless I see the wounds⁴² from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!”⁴³

20:26 Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house,⁴⁴ and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked,⁴⁵ Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put⁴⁶ your finger here, and examine⁴⁷ my hands. Extend⁴⁸ your hand and put it⁴⁹ into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe.”⁵⁰ 20:28 Thomas replied to him,⁵¹ “My Lord and my God!”⁵² 20:29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are the people⁵³ who have not seen and yet have believed.”⁵⁴

20:30 Now Jesus performed⁵⁵ many other miraculous signs in the presence of the⁵⁶ disciples, which are not recorded⁵⁷ in this book.⁵⁸ 20:31 But these⁵⁹ are recorded⁶⁰ so that you may believe⁶¹ that Jesus is the Christ,⁶² the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.⁶³

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