New American Standard Bible 1995

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1Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw the stone already taken away from the tomb.

1Now very early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance.

2So 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 do not know where they have laid Him."

2So she went running to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them, "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"

3So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb.

3Then Peter and the other disciple set out to go to the tomb.

4The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first;

4The two were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first.

5and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in.

5He bent down and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, but he did not go in.

6And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there,

6Then Simon Peter, who had been following him, arrived and went right into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,

7and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.

7and the face cloth, which had been around Jesus' head, not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself.

8So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed.

8Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, came in, and he saw and believed.

9For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.

9(For they did not yet understand the scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.)

10So the disciples went away again to their own homes.

10So the disciples went back to their homes.

11But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;

11But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb.

12and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.

12And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus' body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet.

13And they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him."

13They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" Mary replied, "They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!"

14When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.

14When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

15Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away."

15Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?" Because she thought he was the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him."

16Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher).

16Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni" (which means Teacher).

17Jesus said to her, "Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, 'I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'"

17Jesus replied, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

18Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that He had said these things to her.

18Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples, "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them what Jesus had said to her.

19So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you."

19On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

20And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

20When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

21So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you."

21So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you."

22And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

22And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

23"If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained."

23If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone's sins, they are retained."

24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

24Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

25So the other disciples were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."

25The other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he replied, "Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!"

26After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, "Peace be with you."

26Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"

27Then He said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing."

27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and examine my hands. Extend your hand and put it into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe."

28Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"

28Thomas replied to him, "My Lord and my God!"

29Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed."

29Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are the people who have not seen and yet have believed."

30Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;

30Now Jesus performed many other miraculous signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not recorded in this book.

31but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

31But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

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