John 20
The Empty Tomb
20aNow on the first day of the week, bMary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it *was still dark, and *saw cthe stone already taken away from the tomb. 2So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other adisciple whom Jesus loved, and *said to them, “bThey have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.” 3aSo Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb. 4And the two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; 5and astooping and looking in, he *saw the blinen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in. 6And so Simon Peter also *came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he *saw the linen wrappings lying there, 7and athe face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the blinen wrappings, but folded up in a place by itself. 8So the other disciple who ahad first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. 9For as yet athey did not understand the Scripture, bthat He must rise again from the dead. 10So the disciples went away again ato where they were staying.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
11aBut Mary was standing outside the tomb crying; and so, as she was crying, she bstooped to look into the tomb; 12and she *saw atwo angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13And they *said to her, “aWoman, why are you crying?” She *said to them, “Because bthey have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” 14When she had said this, she turned around and *asaw Jesus standing there, and bdid not know that it was Jesus. 15Jesus *said to her, “aWoman, why are you crying? Whom are you seeking?” Thinking Him to be the gardener, she *said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” 16Jesus *said to her, “Mary!” She turned and *said to Him ain 1Hebrew, “bRabboni!” (which means, Teacher). 17Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to aMy brothers and say to them, ‘I bascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’” 18aMary Magdalene *came, bannouncing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
19So while it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and while the doors were shut where the disciples were, for afear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and *said to them, “1,bPeace be with you.” 20And when He had said this, aHe showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then brejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21So Jesus said to them again, “aPeace be with you; bas the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22And when He had said this, He abreathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23“aIf you forgive the sins of any, their sins 1have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”
24But aThomas, one of bthe twelve, called 1,cDidymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in aHis hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, bI will not believe.”
26And 1after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been 2shut, and stood in their midst and said, “aPeace be with you.” 27Then He *said to Thomas, “aBring your finger here, and see My hands; and bring your hand here and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 28Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus *said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? aBlessed are those who did not see, and yet believed.”