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and the other<MG243> disciple<MG3101> ran<MG4390> ahead<MG4390>, faster<MG5036> than Peter<MG4074>, and came<MG2064> to the tomb<MG3419> first<MG4413>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>and he stooped<MG3879> to<MG3879> look<MG3879> <i>in,</i> and *saw<MG991> the linen<MG3608> wrappings<MG3608> lying<MG2749> <i>there;</i> however<MG3305> he did not go<MG1525> in<MG1525>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So<MG3767> Simon<MG4613> Peter<MG4074> also<MG2532> *came<MG2064>, following<MG190> him, and he entered<MG1525> the tomb<MG3419>; and he *looked<MG2334> at the linen<MG3608> wrappings<MG3608> lying<MG2749> <i>there,</i> <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>and the face-cloth<MG4676> which<MG3739> had been<MG1510> on His head<MG2776>, not lying<MG2749> with the linen<MG3608> wrappings<MG3608> but folded<MG1794> up<MG1794> in a place<MG5117> by<MG5565> itself<MG5565>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>So<MG3767> the other<MG243> disciple<MG3101> who had first<MG4413> come<MG2064> to the tomb<MG3419> also<MG2532> entered<MG1525> then<MG5119>, and he saw<MG3708> and believed<MG4100>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For they did not yet<MG3764> understand<MG3609a> the Scripture<MG1124>, that He must<MG1163> rise<MG450> from the dead<MG3498>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So<MG3767> the disciples<MG3101> went<MG565> away<MG565> again<MG3825> to their own<MG848> <i>homes.</i> <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But Mary<MG3137> was standing<MG2476> outside<MG1854> the tomb<MG3419>, weeping<MG2799>; so<MG3767> as she wept<MG2799>, she stooped<MG3879> to<MG3879> look<MG3879> into the tomb<MG3419>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>and she *saw<MG2334> two<MG1417> angels<MG32a> in white<MG3022> sitting<MG2516>, one<MG1520> at the head<MG2776> and one<MG1520> at the feet<MG4228>, where<MG3699> the body<MG4983> of Jesus<MG2424> had been lying<MG2749>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And they *said<MG3004> to her, “Woman<MG1135>, why<MG5101> are you weeping<MG2799>?” She *said<MG3004> to them, “Because<MG3754> they have taken<MG142> away<MG142> my Lord<MG2962>, and I do not know<MG3609a> where<MG4226> they put<MG5087> Him.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>When she had said<MG3004> this<MG3778>, she turned<MG4762> around<MG3694> and *saw<MG2334> Jesus<MG2424> standing<MG2476> <i>there,</i> and <i>yet</i> she did not know<MG3609a> that it was Jesus<MG2424>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Jesus<MG2424> *said<MG3004> to her, “Woman<MG1135>, why<MG5101> are you weeping<MG2799>? Whom<MG5101> are you seeking<MG2212>?” Thinking<MG1380> that He was the gardener<MG2780>, she *said<MG3004> to Him, “Sir<MG2962>, if<MG1487> you have carried<MG941> Him away<MG941>, tell<MG3004> me where<MG4226> you put<MG5087> Him, and I will take<MG142> Him away<MG142>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Jesus<MG2424> *said<MG3004> to her, “Mary<MG3137>!” She turned<MG4762> and *said<MG3004> to Him in <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>Hebrew<MG1447>, “Rabboni<MG4462>!” (which<MG3739> means<MG3004>, Teacher<MG1320>). <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Jesus<MG2424> *said<MG3004> to her, “Stop<MG3361> clinging<MG681> to Me, for I have not yet<MG3768> ascended<MG305> to the Father<MG3962>; but go<MG4198> to My brothers<MG80> and say<MG3004> to them, ‘I am ascending<MG305> to My Father<MG3962> and your Father<MG3962>, and My God<MG2316> and your God<MG2316>.’” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Mary<MG3137> Magdalene<MG3094> *came<MG2064> and announced<MG31b> to the disciples<MG3101>, “I have seen<MG3708> the Lord<MG2962>,” and <i>that</i> He had said<MG3004> these<MG3778> things<MG3778> to her. <p class="hdg">Jesus among His Disciples</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Now<MG3767> when it was evening<MG3798> on that day<MG2250>, the first<MG1520> <i>day</i> of the week<MG4521>, and when the doors<MG2374> were <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>shut<MG2808> where<MG3699> the disciples<MG3101> were <i>together</i> due<MG1223> to fear<MG5401> of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>Jews<MG2453>, Jesus<MG2424> came<MG2064> and stood<MG2476> in their midst<MG3319>, and *said<MG3004> to them, “Peace<MG1515> <i>be</i> to you.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And when He had said<MG3004> this<MG3778>, He showed<MG1166> them both<MG2532> His hands<MG5495> and His side<MG4125>. The disciples<MG3101> then<MG3767> rejoiced<MG5463> when they saw<MG3708> the Lord<MG2962>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>So<MG3767> Jesus<MG2424> said<MG3004> to them again<MG3825>, “Peace<MG1515> <i>be</i> to you; just<MG2531a> as<MG2531a> the Father<MG3962> has sent<MG649> Me, I also<MG2532> send<MG3992> you.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And when He had said<MG3004> this<MG3778>, He breathed<MG1720> on<MG1720> them and *said<MG3004> to them, “Receive<MG2983> the Holy<MG40> Spirit<MG4151>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>If<MG302> you forgive<MG863> the sins<MG266> of any<MG5100>, <i>their sins</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>have been forgiven<MG863> them; if<MG302> you retain<MG2902> the <i>sins</i> of any<MG5100>, they have been retained<MG2902>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>But Thomas<MG2381>, one<MG1520> of the twelve<MG1427>, who<MG3588> was called<MG3004> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>Didymus<MG1324>, was not with them when<MG3753> Jesus<MG2424> came<MG2064>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>So<MG3767> the other<MG243> disciples<MG3101> were saying<MG3004> to him, “We have seen<MG3708> the Lord<MG2962>!” But he said<MG3004> to them, “Unless<MG1437, 3361> I see<MG3708> in His hands<MG5495> the imprint<MG5179b> of the nails<MG2247>, and put<MG906> my finger<MG1147> into the place<MG5117> of the nails<MG2247>, and put<MG906> my hand<MG5495> into His side<MG4125>, I will not believe<MG4100>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>Eight<MG3638> days<MG2250> later<MG3326> His disciples<MG3101> were again<MG3825> inside<MG2080>, and Thomas<MG2381> <i>was</i> with them. Jesus<MG2424> *came<MG2064>, the doors<MG2374> having been <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>shut<MG2808>, and stood<MG2476> in their midst<MG3319> and said<MG3004>, “Peace<MG1515> <i>be</i> to you.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Then<MG1534> He *said<MG3004> to Thomas<MG2381>, “Place<MG5342> your finger<MG1147> here<MG5602>, and see<MG3708> My hands<MG5495>; and take<MG5342> your hand<MG5495> and put<MG906> it into My side<MG4125>; and do not continue<MG1096> in disbelief<MG571>, but <i>be</i> a believer<MG4103>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Thomas<MG2381> answered<MG611> and said<MG3004> to Him, “My Lord<MG2962> and my God<MG2316>!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Jesus<MG2424> *said<MG3004> to him, “Because<MG3754> you have seen<MG3708> Me, have you <i>now</i> believed<MG4100>? Blessed<MG3107> <i>are</i> they who did not see<MG3708>, and <i>yet</i> believed<MG4100>.” <p class="hdg">Why This Gospel Was Written</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>So<MG3767> then<MG3767>, many<MG4183> other<MG243> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>signs<MG4592> Jesus<MG2424> also<MG2532> performed<MG4160> in<MG1799> the<MG1799> presence<MG1799> of<MG1799> the disciples<MG3101>, which<MG3739> are not written<MG1125> in this<MG3778> book<MG975>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>but these<MG3778> have been written<MG1125> so<MG2443> that<MG2443> you may believe<MG4100> that Jesus<MG2424> is the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>Christ<MG5547>, the Son<MG5207> of God<MG2316>; and that by believing<MG4100> you may have<MG2192> life<MG2222> in His name<MG3686>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> I.e., Jewish Aramaic<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>locked</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> I.e., the Jewish leaders<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> I.e., have previously been forgiven<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> I.e., the Twin<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Or <i>A week later</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Or <i>locked</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> I.e., confirming miracles<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">31</span> I.e., Messiah<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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