﻿John.
Chapter 20.
On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 
So she ran to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 
Then Peter and the other disciple went out and headed for the tomb. 
The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 
He bent down and saw the linen cloths lying there, but did not go in. 
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, 
and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself. 
Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. He saw and believed. 
For they did not yet understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 
Then the disciples went back to their homes. 
But Mary stood outside by the tomb, weeping. As she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb 
and saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’ body had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 
They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 
After saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but did not know it was Jesus. 
Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 
Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). 
Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘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 told them that he had said these things to her. 
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 
After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.” 
After saying this, he breathed and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 
If you forgive anyone’s sins, those sins have been forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.” 
But Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 
So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe.” 
Eight days later his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, though the doors were closed, and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 
Then he said to Thomas, “Bring your finger here and see my hands. Bring your hand and put it into my side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 
Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” 
Jesus also performed many other signs in the presence of the disciples that 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. 
