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.

Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.

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.”

Therefore she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have laid him!”

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

Therefore Peter and the other disciple went out, and they went toward the tomb.

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

They both ran together. The other disciple outran Peter, and came to the tomb first.

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

Stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying, yet he didn’t enter in.

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

Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying,

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 cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.

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

So then the other disciple who came first to the tomb also entered in, 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 didn’t know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

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

So the disciples went away again to their own homes.

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

But Mary was standing outside at the tomb weeping. So, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb,

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 she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one 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.”

They told her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know 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.

When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, and didn’t know 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 said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”

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

Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him, “Rabboni!” which is to say, “Teacher!”

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 said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, 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 said these things to 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.”

When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle, and said to them, “Peace be to 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

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were 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.”

Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”

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

When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!

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

If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been 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, wasn’t 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 to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put 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!”

After eight days again his disciples were inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the middle, and said, “Peace be to you.”

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

Then he said to Thomas, “Reach here your finger, and see my hands. Reach here your hand, and put it into my side. Don’t be unbelieving, but believing.”

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

Thomas answered 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 said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”

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

Therefore Jesus did many other signs 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 you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.