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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>John 20 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/john/20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/john/20-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > John 20</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../john/19.htm" title="John 19">◄</a> John 20 <a href="../john/21.htm" title="John 21">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/john/20.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Jesus is Raised from the Dead</p><p class="cross_ref">(<a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/matthew/28.htm">Matthew 28:1-10</a>; <a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/mark/16.htm">Mark 16:1-8</a>; <a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/luke/24.htm">Luke 24:1-12</a>)</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>On the first day of the week,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:1 Lit. first of the Sabbaths">a</a></span> early in the morning and while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:1 Or Mary of Magdala">b</a></span> went to the tomb and noticed that the stone had been removed from the tomb. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>So she ran off and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus kept loving. She told them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>So Peter and the other disciple took off for the tomb. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The two of them were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and came to the tomb first. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Bending over to look inside, he noticed the linen cloths lying there, but didn’t go in. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>At this point Simon Peter arrived, following him, and went straight into the tomb. He observed that the linen cloths were lying there, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>and that the handkerchief that had been on Jesus’ head was not lying with the linen cloths but was rolled up in a separate place. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then the other disciple, who arrived at the tomb first, went inside, looked, and believed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For they did not yet understand the Scripture that said<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:9 The Gk. lacks that said">c</a></span> that Jesus<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:9 Lit. he">d</a></span> had to rise from the dead. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So the disciples went back to their homes.</p> <p class="heading">Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene</p><p class="cross_ref">(<a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/mark/16.htm">Mark 16:9-11</a>)</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Meanwhile, Mary<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:11 i.e. Mary of Magdala">e</a></span> stood crying outside the tomb. As she cried, she bent over and looked<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:11 The Gk. lacks and looked">f</a></span> into the tomb. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>She saw two angels in white clothes who were sitting down, one at the head and the other at the foot of the place where Jesus’ body had been lying. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>They asked her, “Lady,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:13 Or Woman">g</a></span> why are you crying?”</p> <p class="reg">She told them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they have put him.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>After she had said this, she turned around and noticed Jesus standing there, without realizing that it was Jesus.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Jesus asked her, <span class="red">“Dear lady,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:15 Or Woman">h</a></span> why are you crying? Who are you looking for?”</span></p> <p class="reg">Thinking he was the gardener, she told him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Jesus told her, <span class="red">“Mary!”</span></p> <p class="reg">She turned around and told him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means “Teacher”).</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Jesus told her, <span class="red">“Don’t hold on to me, because I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I’m ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”</span></p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So Mary Magdalene<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:18 Or Mary of Magdala">i</a></span> went and announced to the disciples, “I’ve seen the Lord!” She also told them what he had told her.</p> <p class="heading">Jesus Appears to the Disciples</p><p class="cross_ref">(<a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/matthew/28.htm">Matthew 28:16-20</a>; <a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/mark/16.htm">Mark 16:14-18</a>; <a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/luke/24.htm">Luke 24:36-49</a>)</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>It was the evening of the first day of the week,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:19 Or evening of that day, the first of the Sabbaths">j</a></span> and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:19 i.e. Judean leaders">k</a></span> Jesus came and stood among them. He told them, <span class="red">“Peace be with you.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side, and when they saw the Lord, the disciples were overjoyed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Jesus told them again, “Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>When he had said this, he breathed on them and told them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>If you forgive people’s sins, they are forgiven. If you retain people’s sins, they are retained.”</span></p> <p class="heading">Jesus Appears to Thomas</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Thomas, one of the Twelve (called the Twin),<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:24 Lit. called Didymus">l</a></span> wasn’t with them when Jesus came. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>So the other disciples kept telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!” But he told them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my finger into them,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:25 Lit. into the nail marks">m</a></span> and put my hand into his side, I’ll never believe!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>A week later, his disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were shut, Jesus came, stood among them, and said, <span class="red">“Peace be with you.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Then he told Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Take your hand, and put it into my side. Stop doubting, but believe.”</span></p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Jesus told him, <span class="red">“Is it because you’ve seen me that you have believed? How blessed are those who have never seen me and yet have believed!”</span></p> <p class="heading">The Purpose of the Book</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:30 Other mss. read the">n</a></span> disciples that are not recorded in this book. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/john/20-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>But these have been recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="20:31 Or Christ">o</a></span> the Son of God, and so that through believing you may have life in his name.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 20:1 Lit. <i>first of the Sabbaths</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 20:1 Or <i>Mary of Magdala</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 20:9 The Gk. lacks <i>that said</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 20:9 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 20:11 i.e. <i>Mary of Magdala</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 20:11 The Gk. lacks <i>and looked</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 20:13 Or <i>Woman</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 20:15 Or <i>Woman</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 20:18 Or <i>Mary of Magdala</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 20:19 Or <i>evening of that day, the first of the Sabbaths</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 20:19 i.e. Judean leaders<br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 20:24 Lit. <i>called Didymus</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 20:25 Lit. <i>into the nail marks</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 20:30 Other mss. read <i>the</i><br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 20:31 Or <i>Christ</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../john/19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../john/21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/john/20-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>