1 I t was the first day of the week. Mary Magdalene came to the grave early in the morning while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been pushed away from the grave.

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

2 S he ran to Simon Peter and the other follower whom Jesus loved. She said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the grave. We do not know where they have put Him.”

Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

3 T hen Peter and the other follower went to the grave.

Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

4 T hey ran but the other follower ran faster than Peter and came to the grave first.

So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

5 H e got down and looked in and saw the linen cloths but did not go in.

And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

6 T hen Simon Peter came and went into the grave. He saw the linen cloths lying there.

Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

7 T he white cloth that had been around the head of Jesus was not lying with the other linen cloths. It was rolled up and lying apart by itself.

And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

8 T hen the other follower, who had come first, went in also. He saw and believed.

Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

9 T hey still did not understand what the Holy Writings meant when they said that He must rise again from the dead.

For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

10 T hen the followers went back again to their homes.

Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

11 M ary stood outside the grave crying. As she cried, she got down and looked inside the grave.

But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

12 S he saw two angels dressed in white clothes. They were sitting where the body of Jesus had lain. One angel was where His head had lain and one angel was where His feet had lain.

And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

13 T hey said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord. I do not know where they have put Him.”

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

14 A fter saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not know that it was Jesus.

And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

15 H e said to her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?” She thought He was the man who cared for the garden. She said to Him, “Sir, if you have taken Jesus from here, tell me where you have put Him. I will take Him away.”

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

16 J esus said to her, “Mary!” She turned around and said to Him, “Teacher!”

Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

17 J esus said to her, “Do not hold on to Me. I have not yet gone up to My Father. But go to My brothers. Tell them that I will go up to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God!”

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

18 M ary Magdalene went and told the followers that she had seen the Lord. She told them the things He had said to her. Jesus Was Seen by His Followers—Thomas Was Not There

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

19 I t was evening of the first day of the week. The followers had gathered together with the doors locked because they were afraid of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said, “May you have peace.”

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

20 W hen He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. When the followers saw the Lord, they were filled with joy. Jesus Sends His Followers to Preach

And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 T hen Jesus said to them again, “May you have peace. As the Father has sent Me, I also am sending you.”

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

22 W hen Jesus had said this, He breathed on them. He said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

23 I f you say that people are free of sins, they are free of them. If you say that people are not free of sins, they still have them.” Thomas Does Not Believe Jesus Is Raised from the Dead

Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

24 T homas was not with them when Jesus came. He was one of the twelve followers and was called the Twin.

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

25 T he other followers told him, “We have seen the Lord!” He said to them, “I will not believe until I see the marks made by the nails in His hands. I will not believe until I put my finger into the marks of the nails. I will not believe until I put my hand into His side.” Jesus Was Seen Again by His Followers—Thomas Was There

The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

26 E ight days later the followers were again inside a house. Thomas was with them. The doors were locked. Jesus came and stood among them. He said, “May you have peace!”

And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

27 H e said to Thomas, “Put your finger into My hands. Put your hand into My side. Do not doubt, believe!”

Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

28 T homas said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”

And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

29 J esus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you believe. Those are happy who have never seen Me and yet believe!”

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

30 J esus did many other powerful works in front of His followers. They are not written in this book.

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

31 B ut these are written so you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. When you put your trust in Him, you will have life that lasts forever through His name.

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.