John Chapter 20
The *tomb is empty
1 Early on the first day of the week, Mary from Magdala went to the *tomb. It was still dark. She saw that someone had removed the big stone from the way into the *tomb.
2 So she ran to where Simon Peter was. He was with the other *disciple, the one that Jesus loved. She said to them, ‘They have taken the *Lord out of the *tomb. And we do not know where they have put him!’
3 So Peter and the other *disciple started to go to the *tomb.
4 Both of them were running. But the other *disciple ran faster than Peter ran. So he reached the *tomb first.
5 He bent himself down and he looked inside the *tomb. He saw the long pieces of cloth that were lying there. But he did not go in.
6 Simon Peter had run behind the other *disciple. When Peter arrived, he went into the *tomb. He saw the long pieces of cloth that were lying there.
7 Also, he saw the piece of cloth that had been round Jesus’ head. This was not in the same place as the other pieces of cloth. Someone had put it carefully in a separate place.
8 Then the other *disciple, who had reached the *tomb first, went inside also. He saw and he believed.
9 They still did not understand what the *Old Testament says. It says that Jesus had to become alive again. After he had died, he had to become alive again. note
Jesus appears to Mary from Magdala
10 Then the *disciples returned to their homes.
11 But Mary stood outside the *tomb. She was crying. While she cried, she bent herself down to look inside the *tomb.
12 She saw two *angels who were wearing white clothes. They were sitting where Jesus’ dead body had been. One *angel was sitting where Jesus’ head had been. The other *angel was sitting where his feet had been.
13 They asked her, ‘Woman, why are you crying?’
14 She replied, ‘They have taken away my *Lord. And I do not know where they have put him.’ When she had said this, she turned round. And she saw a man who was standing there. It was Jesus, but she did not recognise him.
15 Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you crying? Whom are you looking for?’ She thought that he was the gardener. So she said, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, please tell me. Tell me where you have put him. Then I will take him away.’
16 Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned towards him and she said in the *Jews’ language, ‘Rabboni!’ (This means ‘Teacher’.)
17 Jesus said, ‘Do not hold on to me because I have not gone up to the Father yet. But go to my brothers (the *disciples). Tell them, “I go up to my Father. And he is your Father. He is my God, and he is your God.” ’
18 Mary from Magdala went to the *disciples. She said to them, ‘I have seen the *Lord!’ Then she told them what he had said to her.
Jesus appears to his *disciples
19 On the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the *disciples were all together. They had locked the doors of the room because they were afraid of the *Jews’ leaders. Then Jesus came and he stood among them. He said to them, ‘Be without trouble in your minds and in your *hearts.’
20 After he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The *disciples were very, very happy when they saw the *Lord.
21 Jesus said again, ‘Be without trouble in your minds and in your *hearts. As the Father sent me, in the same way I am sending you.’
22 When he had said this, he caused air from his mouth to blow on them. And he said, ‘Receive God’s Spirit.
23 If you *forgive a person’s *sins, God will *forgive them too. If you do not *forgive them, God will not *forgive them.’
Jesus shows himself to Thomas
24 One of the 12 *disciples was called Thomas. He was not with the other disciples when Jesus came. (Thomas was also called ‘the *Twin’.)
25 So the other *disciples told him, ‘We have seen the *Lord.’ But Thomas said to them, ‘I will never believe that unless I myself see him. I want to see the marks of the *nails in his hands. I want to put my finger where the *nails were. I want to put my hand into the hole in his side. I will not believe unless I do those things.’ note
26 Eight days after that, the *disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. They had locked the door. But Jesus came and he stood among them. He said, ‘Be without trouble in your minds and in your *hearts.’
27 Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger in here. Look at my hands. Put your hand in my side. Do not refuse to believe, but instead, believe.’
28 Thomas answered him, ‘My *Lord, and my God!’
29 Jesus said to him, ‘You believe because you have seen me. Other people have not seen, but they do believe. And God will be good to those people.’
The purpose of this book
30 Jesus did many other *miracles while the *disciples were with him. I have not written about them in this book.
31 But I have written about these things, so that you will be able to believe. You will be able to believe that Jesus is the *Christ, the Son of God. And when you believe, you will be able to live. You will be able to live because of who he is.
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