The Empty Tomb
3At that, Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb.
4The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first.
5Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths20:5 Lk 24:12; Jn 19:40; 20:5–7 lying there, but he did not go in.
6Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
7The wrapping20:7 Lk 19:20; Jn 11:44; Ac 19:12 that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths20:7 Jn 20:5 but was folded up in a separate place by itself.
8The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then also went in, saw, and believed.
9For they did not yet understand the Scripture20:9 Mt 26:54 that he must rise20:9 Lk 18:33; Ac 2:24 from the dead.20:9 Mk 9:9–10; 12:25; Lk 16:31; 24:46; Ac 10:41; 13:34; 17:3,31
10Then the disciples returned to the place where they were staying.
Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord
11But20:11–18 Mk 16:9–11 Mary stood outside the tomb,20:11 Jn 5:28 crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.
12She saw two angels20:12 Gn 16:7; Mt 13:49; Ac 5:19; Rv 14:6 in white sitting where Jesus’s body20:12 Lk 12:4; Jn 2:21 had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet.
13They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,”20:13 Lk 10:1; 1Co 8:6 she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”
Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve put him, and I will take him away.”
16Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
Turning around, she said to him in Aramaic,20:16 Or Hebrew “Rabboni!” — which means “Teacher.”20:16 Mk 4:38; Eph 4:11
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“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I have not yet ascended20:17 Lk 24:51; Jn 3:13; 6:62; Ac 1:9–11; 2:33–34; Rm 10:6; Eph 1:20–21; 4:8; 1Pt 3:22 to the Father.20:17 Mt 5:16; 11:27; Jn 8:42 But go to my brothers20:17 Ac 9:30 and tell them that I am ascending to my Father20:17 Jn 14:12 and your Father, to my God20:17 Mt 27:46 and your God.”
The Disciples Commissioned
20Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side.20:20 Lk 24:39–40; Jn 19:34; 20:25–29 So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
21Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me,20:21 Jn 3:17; 17:18; Heb 3:1 I also send you.”20:21 Jn 13:20; Ac 1:2
Thomas Sees and Believes
24But Thomas20:24 Mk 3:18; Jn 11:16 (called “Twin”20:24 Gk Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
25So the other disciples were telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails,20:25 Ps 22:16 and put my hand into his side,20:25 Jn 20:20 I will never believe.”20:25 Dt 9:23; Mk 16:11; Lk 22:67; Jn 4:48; 6:64; Ac 13:41
26A week later his disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
28Thomas responded to him, “My Lord and my God!”
The Purpose of This Gospel
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