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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"><title>John 20</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/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="/bmc//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="/john/">John</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 align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/john/20.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/john/20.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/john/20.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/john/20.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/john/20.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/john/20.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/john/20.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Resurrection<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../matthew/28.htm">Matthew 28:1–10</a>; <a href ="../mark/16.htm">Mark 16:1–8</a>; <a href ="../luke/24.htm">Luke 24:1–12</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Early on the first day of the week,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>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!” <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. <A name="7"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The cloth<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead. <A name="11"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/16.htm#9">Mark 16:9–11</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then the disciples returned to their homes. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb, <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>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. <A name="14"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. <p class="reg">“Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.” <A name="15"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus. <A name="16"></a><p class="reg"><span class="red"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Woman, why are you weeping?”</span> Jesus asked. <span class="red">“Whom are you seeking?”</span> <p class="reg"> 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.” <A name="17"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Jesus said to her, <span class="red">“Mary.”</span> <p class="reg"> She turned and said to Him in Hebrew,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="red"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Do not cling to Me,”</span> Jesus said, <span class="red">“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.’<span class="thinq"> </span>”</span> <A name="19"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her. <A name="20"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Appears to the Disciples<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../luke/24.htm#36">Luke 24:36–49</a>; <a href ="../1_john/1.htm">1 John 1:1–4</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>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. <span class="red">“Peace be with you!”</span> He said to them. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. <p class="reg"> The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. <A name="22"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Again Jesus said to them, <span class="red">“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”</span> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, <span class="red">“Receive the Holy Spirit. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”</span> <A name="25"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Appears to Thomas<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Now Thomas called Didymus,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” <p class="reg"> 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.” <A name="27"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>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, <span class="red">“Peace be with you.”</span> <A name="28"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Then Jesus said to Thomas, <span class="red">“Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”</span> <A name="29"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!” <A name="30"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Jesus said to him, <span class="red">“Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”</span> <A name="31"></a><p class="hdg">The Purpose of John’s Book<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/20-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>But these are written so that you may believe<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Literally <i>Now on the first of the Sabbaths, early,</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Greek <i>soudarion</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Or <i>in Aramaic</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">24</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <i>Didymus</i><span class="thin"> </span> means <i>the twin</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><span class="fnverse">31</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Or <i>may continue to believe</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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