John

Resurrection of Jesus

Early on the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala arrived at the tomb before sunrise and saw that the stone covering the entrance had been rolled away.

So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them:

“They have taken the LORD from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.”

So Peter and the other disciple then went out and came to the tomb.

They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and got there first.

He leaned down and saw the linen cloths lying flat, but he did not go inside.

Then Simon Peter arrived after; he went into the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.

The cloth, which had been around his head, was not lying flat like the other linen cloths but lay rolled up in its place.

Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in; he saw and believed.

Scripture clearly said that Jesus must rise from the dead, but they had not yet understood that.

Then the disciples returned home.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb; as she wept, she bent down to look inside.

She saw two angels dressed in white sitting where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the feet.

They said to her:

“Woman, why are you weeping?”

She replied:

“They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.”

As she said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not recognize him.

Jesus asked her:

“Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?”

She thought he was the gardener and answered:

“Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him.”

Jesus said to her:

“Mary!”

She turned and said to him:

“Rabboni!”—which means Teacher.

Jesus told her:

“Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father, and your Father, to my God, and your God.”

So Mary of Magdala went and told the disciples:

“I have seen the Lord, and this is what he said to me.”

Jesus Appears to the Disciples

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples were locked in because of their fear of the Jews. But Jesus came and stood among them and said:

“Peace be with you!”

After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Seeing the Lord, the disciples were filled with joy.

Jesus said to them again:

“Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”

After saying this, he breathed on them and said:

“Receive the Holy Spirit!

Those whose sins you forgive are forgiven; those whose sins you retain are retained.”

Thomas, called the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

The other disciples told him:

“We have seen the Lord.”

But he replied:

“Until I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger in the nail marks, and my hand in his side, I will not believe.”

Eight days later, the disciples were again inside the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said:

“Peace be with you!”

Then he said to Thomas:

“Put your finger here and see my hands; stretch out your hand, and put it into my side. Do not be unbelieving, but believe!”

Thomas said:

“My LORD and my God.”

Jesus replied:

“You believe because you see me, don’t you? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”

There were many other signs that Jesus did in the presence of his disciples, but they are not recorded in this book.

These are recorded, so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name!