John:20

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* Mary Magdalene came to the grave on the first day of the week . It was early in the morning and not very light . She saw that the stone had been taken away from the grave . * So she ran and met Simon Peter and the other disciple , whom Jesus loved . She said to them , They have taken the Lord out of the grave ! We do not know where they have laid him ! * Then Peter and that other disciple also went to the grave . * Both of them ran . The other disciple ran faster than Peter and got to the grave first . * He bent down and looked in . He saw the linen cloths lying there , but he did not go inside . * Then Simon Peter came up behind him . He went into the grave and saw the linen cloths lying there . * He also saw the small cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus head . It was not with the other cloths , but it was folded together by itself in another place . * Then the other disciple , who got there first , also went in . He saw and believed . * Until this time they did not understand the holy writings where it says , He must rise from death . * Then the disciples went away again to their own homes . * But Mary stood outside the grave crying . As she cried , she bent down and looked into the grave . * She saw two angels with white clothes on . They were sitting where Jesus body had been . One sat at the head and one at the foot . * They said to her , Woman , why are you crying ? She said to them , They have taken away my Lord and I do not know where they have laid him . * When she had said this , she turned around . She saw Jesus standing there , but she did not know that it was Jesus . * Jesus said to her , Woman , why are you crying ? Who are you looking for ? She thought he was the man who took care of the garden . So she said to him , Sir , if you have carried him away , tell me where you have laid him . I will take him away . * Jesus said to her , Mary . She turned around again and said , Master ! * Jesus said to her , Do not hold me , because I have not yet gone up to my Father . But go to my brothers and tell them that I am going up to my Father . He is your Father also . I am going up to my God . He is your God also . * Mary Magdalene went to the disciples . She said , I have seen the Lord ! And she told them what he had said to her . * It was the first day of the week . In the evening the disciples were in a house together . The doors were shut because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders . Jesus came and stood there with them . He said to them , Peace to you ! * When he had said this , he showed them his hands and his side . The disciples were glad when they saw the Lord . * Jesus said to them again , Peace to you ! My Father sent me : now I am sending you in the same way . * When he had said this , he breathed on them and said , Receive the Holy Spirit . * Whoever you make free from the wrong things they have done will be free . Whoever you do not make free from the wrong things they have done will not be free . * Thomas , one of the twelve disciples , was called the Twin . He was not with them when Jesus came . * The other disciples told him about it . They said , We have seen the Lord ! Thomas said , I will not believe unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands . I will not believe unless I put my finger on the mark and feel his side with my hand . * Then eight days later his disciples were in the house again . This time Thomas was with them . The doors were shut . Then Jesus came and stood there with them . He said to them , Peace to you ! * Then he said to Thomas , Put your finger here . Look at my hands . Feel my side with your hand . Do not doubt anymore , but believe . * Thomas said to him , My Lord and my God ! * Jesus said to him , You yourself have seen me . Is that why you now believe ? God will bless people who believe though they have not seen me . * Jesus did many other big works when he was with the disciples . They are not written in this book . * But these things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ , the Son of God . And when you believe in his name , then he will give you power to live .

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