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The Empty Tomb

^1 (C1)Now on the first day of the week ^(C2)Mary Magdalene ^(*)came early to the tomb, while it ^(*)was still dark, and ^(*)saw ^(C3)the stone already taken away from the tomb.² So she ^(*)ran and ^(*)came to Simon Peter and to the other ^(C1)disciple whom Jesus loved, and ^(*)said to them, "^(C2)They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him."^3 (C1)So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb.⁴ The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first;⁵ and ^(C1)stooping and looking in, he ^(*)saw the ^(C2)linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in.⁶ And so Simon Peter also ^(*)came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he ^(*)saw the linen wrappings lying there,⁷ and ^(C1)the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the ^(C2)linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.⁸ So the other disciple who ^(C1)had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed.⁹ For as yet ^(C1)they did not understand the Scripture, ^(C2)that He must rise again from the dead.¹⁰ So the disciples went away again ^(C1)to their own homes.

^11 (C1)But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she ^(C2)stooped and looked into the tomb;¹² and she ^(*)saw ^(C1)two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.¹³ And they ^(*)said to her, "^(C1)Woman, why are you weeping?" She ^(*)said to them, "Because ^(C2)they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him."¹⁴ When she had said this, she turned around and ^(*)(C1)saw Jesus standing there, and ^(C2)did not know that it was Jesus.¹⁵ Jesus ^(*)said to her, "^(C1)Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing Him to be 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."¹⁶ Jesus ^(*)said to her, "Mary!" She turned and ^(*)said to Him ^(C1)in ^(F1)Hebrew, "^(C2)Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher).¹⁷ Jesus ^(*)said to her, "Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to ^(C1)My brethren and say to them, 'I ^(C2)ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'"^18 (C1)Mary Magdalene ^(*)came, ^(C2)announcing to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that He had said these things to her.

Jesus among His Disciples

¹⁹ So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for ^(C1)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and ^(*)said to them, "^(F1)(C2)Peace be with you."²⁰ And when He had said this, ^(C1)He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then ^(C2)rejoiced when they saw the Lord.²¹ So Jesus said to them again, "^(C1)Peace be with you; ^(C2)as the Father has sent Me, I also send you."²² And when He had said this, He breathed on them and ^(*)said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.²³ "^(C1)If you forgive the sins of any, their sins ^(F1)have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained."

²⁴ But ^(C1)Thomas, one of ^(C2)the twelve, called ^(F1)(C1)Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.²⁵ So the other disciples were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in ^(C1)His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, ^(C2)I will not believe."

^26 (F1)After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus ^(*)came, the doors having been ^(F2)shut, and stood in their midst and said, "^(C1)Peace be with you."²⁷ Then He ^(*)said to Thomas, "^(C1)Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing."²⁸ Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"²⁹ Jesus ^(*)said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? ^(C1)Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed."

Why This Gospel Was Written

^30 (C1)Therefore many other ^(F1)(C2)signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;³¹ but these have been written ^(C1)so that you may believe that Jesus is ^(F1)the Christ, ^(C2)the Son of God; and that ^(C3)believing you may have life in His name.