CHAPTER 20
Early
on the
first day
of the
week,
while it was
still
dark,
Mary
Magdalene
went
to
the
tomb
and
saw that
the
stone
had been removed
from
the
entrance.
So
she came
running
to
Simon
Peter
and
the
other
disciple,
the one whom
Jesus
loved.
“They have taken
the
Lord
out of
the
tomb,”
she said,
“and
we do not know
where
they have put
Him!”
The
face cloth
that
had been
around
Jesus’
head
was rolled up,
lying
separate
from
the
linen cloths.
and
she saw
two
angels
in
white
sitting
where
the
body
of Jesus
had lain,
one
at
the
head
and
the other
at
the
feet.
“Woman,
why
are you weeping?”
they
asked.
“Because
they have taken
my
Lord away,”
she said,
“and
I do not know
where
they have put
Him.”
When she had said
this,
she turned
around
and
saw
Jesus
standing there;
but
she did not recognize
that
it was
Jesus.
“Woman,
why
are you weeping?”
Jesus
asked.
“Whom
are you seeking?”
Thinking
He was
the
gardener,
she
said,
“Sir,
if
you
have carried Him off,
tell
me
where
you have put
Him,
and I
will get Him.”
Jesus
said
to her,
“Mary.”
She
turned
and said
to Him
in Aramaic,
“Rabboni!”
(which
means
Teacher).
“Do not
cling to
Me,”
Jesus
said,
“for
I have not yet ascended
to
the
Father.
But
go
and
tell
My
brothers,
‘I am ascending
to
My
Father
and
your
Father,
to My
God
and
your
God.'”
Mary
Magdalene
went
and announced
to the
disciples,
“I have seen
the
Lord!”
And she told them
what
He had said
to her.
It was
the
first
day
of the week,
and that
very
evening,
while
the
disciples
were together
with
the
doors
locked
for
fear
of the
Jews,
Jesus
came
and
stood
among them.
"Peace be
with you!"
He said
to them.
After
He had said
this,
He showed
them
His
hands
and
His
side.
The
disciples
rejoiced
when they saw
the
Lord.
Again
Jesus
said
to them,
“Peace be
with you.
As
the
Father
has sent Me,
so also I
am sending
you.”
If
you forgive
anyone his
sins,
they are forgiven;
if
you withhold forgiveness
from anyone,
it is withheld.”
So
the
other
disciples
told
him,
“We have seen
the
Lord!”
But
he replied,
“Unless
I see
the
nail
marks
in
His
hands,
and
put
my
finger
where
the
nails have been,
and
put
my
hand
into
His
side,
I will never believe.”
Eight
days
later,
His
disciples
were
once again
inside
with the
doors
locked,
and
Thomas
was with
them.
Jesus
came
and
stood
among them
and
said,
"Peace be
with you."
Then
Jesus said
to Thomas,
“Put
your
finger
here
and
look at
My
hands.
Reach out
your
hand
and
put it
into
My
side.
Stop doubting
and
believe."
Jesus
said
to him,
“Because
you have seen
Me,
you have believed;
blessed are
those who
have not seen
and yet
have believed.”
Jesus
performed
many
other
signs
in the presence
of
His
disciples,
which
are
not
written
in
this
book.
But
these
are written
so that
you may believe
that
Jesus
is
the
Christ,
the
Son
of God,
and
that
by believing
you may have
life
in
His
name.