NASB — John 20 — KJV

The Empty Tomb

1 aNow° on the first° [day] of the week° bMary° Magdalene° *came° early° to the tomb°, while it *was still° dark°, and *saw° cthe stone° [already] taken° away° from the tomb°. 2 So° she *ran° and *came° to Simon° Peter° and to the other° adisciple° whom° Jesus° loved°, and *said° to them, “bThey have taken° away° the Lord° out of the tomb°, and we do not know° where° they have laid° Him.” 3 aSo° Peter° and the other° disciple° went° forth°, and they were going° to the tomb°. 4 The two° were running° together°; and the other° disciple° ran° ahead° faster° than Peter° and came° to the tomb° first°; 5 and astooping° and looking° in, he *saw° the blinen° wrappings° lying° [there]; but he did not go° in. 6 And so° Simon° Peter° also° *came°, following° him, and entered° the tomb°; and he *saw° the linen° wrappings° lying° [there], 7 and athe face-cloth° which° had been° on His head°, not lying° with the blinen° wrappings°, but rolled° up in a place° by itself°. 8 So° the other° disciple° who ahad first° come° to the tomb° then° also° entered°, and he saw° and believed°. 9 For as yet° athey did not understand° the Scripture°, bthat He must° rise° again° from the dead°. 10 So° the disciples° went° away° again° ato their own° homes°.

[1] aJn 20:1-8: Mt 28:1-8; Mk 16:1-8; Lk 24:1-10 bJn 19:25; 20:18 cMt 27:60, 66; 28:2; Mk 15:46; 16:3f; Lk 24:2; Jn 11:38
[2] aJn 13:23 bJn 20:13
[3] aLk 24:12; Jn 20:3-10
[5] aJn 20:11 bJn 19:40
[7] aJn 11:44 bJn 19:40
[8] aJn 20:4
[9] aMt 22:29; Jn 2:22 bLk 24:26ff, 46
[10] aLk 24:12

11aBut Mary° was standing° outside° the tomb° weeping°; and so°, as she wept°, she bstooped° and looked° into the tomb°; 12 and she *saw° atwo° angels° in white° sitting°, one° at the head° and one° at the feet°, where° the body° of Jesus° had been lying°. 13 And they *said° to her, “aWoman°, why° are you weeping°?” She *said° to them, “Because° bthey have taken° away° my Lord°, and I do not know° where° they have laid° Him.” 14 When she had said° this°, she turned° around° and *asaw° Jesus° standing° [there], and bdid not know° that it was Jesus°. 15 Jesus° *said° to her, aWoman°, 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°.” 16 Jesus° *said° to her, “Mary°!” She turned° and *said° to Him ain IHebrew°, “bRabboni°!” (which° means°, Teacher°). 17 Jesus° *said° to her, “Stop° clinging° to Me, for I have not yet° ascended° to the Father°; but go° to aMy brethren° and say° to them, ‘I bascend° to My Father° and your Father°, and My God° and your God°.’” 18 aMary° Magdalene° *came°, bannouncing° to the disciples°, “I have seen° the Lord°,” and [that] He had said° these° things° to her.

[11] aMk 16:5 bJn 20:5
[12] aMt 28:2f; Mk 16:5; Lk 24:4
[13] aJn 20:15 bJn 20:2
[14] aMt 28:9; Mk 16:9 bJn 21:4
[15] aJn 20:13
[16] II.e. Jewish Aramaic aJn 5:2 bMt 23:7; Mk 10:51
[17] aMt 28:10 bMk 12:26; 16:19; Jn 7:33
[18] aJn 20:1 bMk 16:10; Lk 24:10, 23

Jesus among His Disciples

19 ¶ So° when it was evening° on that day°, the first° [day] of the week°, and when the doors° were shut° where° the disciples° were, for afear° of the Jews°, Jesus° came° and stood° in their midst° and *said° to them, IbPeace° [be] with you.” 20 And when He had said° this°, aHe showed° them both° His hands° and His side°. The disciples° then° brejoiced° when they saw° the Lord°. 21 So° Jesus° said° to them again°, aPeace° [be] with you; bas the Father° has sent° Me, I also° send° you.” 22 And when He had said° this°, He breathed° on them and *said° to them, “Receive° the Holy° Spirit°. 23 aIf° you forgive° the sins° of any°, [their sins] Ihave been forgiven° them; if° you retain° the [sins] of any°, they have been retained°.”

[19] ILit Peace to you aJn 7:13 bLk 24:36; Jn 14:27; 20:21, 26
[20] aLk 24:39, 40; Jn 19:34 bJn 16:20, 22
[21] aLk 24:36; Jn 14:27; 20:19, 26 bJn 17:18
[23] II.e. have previously been forgiven aMt 16:19; 18:18

24 ¶ But aThomas°, one° of bthe twelve°, called° IaDidymus°, was not with them when° Jesus° came°. 25 So° the other° disciples° were saying° to him, “We have seen° the Lord°!” But he said° to them, “Unless°° I see° in aHis hands° the imprint° of the nails°, and put° my finger° into the place° of the nails°, and put° my hand° into His side°, bI will not believe°.”

[24] II.e. the Twin aJn 11:16 bJn 6:67
[25] aJn 20:20 bMk 16:11

26IAfter° eight° days° His disciples° were again° inside°, and Thomas° with them. Jesus° *came°, the doors° having been IIshut°, and stood° in their midst° and said°, aPeace° [be] with you.” 27 Then° He *said° to Thomas°, aReach° 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°.” 28 Thomas° answered° and said° to Him, “My Lord° and my God°!” 29 Jesus° *said° to him, “Because° you have seen° Me, have you believed°? aBlessed° [are] they who did not see°, and [yet] believed°.”

[26] IOr A week later IIOr locked aLk 24:36; Jn 14:27; 20:19, 21
[27] aLk 24:40; Jn 20:25
[29] a1P 1:8

Why This Gospel Was Written

30aTherefore° many° other° Ibsigns° Jesus° also° performed° in the presence° of the disciples°, which° are not written° in this° book°; 31 but these° have been written° aso° that you may believe° that Jesus° is Ithe Christ°, bthe Son° of God°; and that cbelieving° you may have° life° in His name°.

[30] IOr attesting miracles aJn 21:25 bJn 2:11
[31] II.e. the Messiah aJn 19:35 bMt 4:3 cJn 3:15


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Mary cometh to the sepulchre:

1º The² firstº [day] of the² weekº comethºª Maryº Magdaleneº early,º when it wasºª yetº dark,º untoº the² sepulchre,º andº seethºª the² stoneº taken awayºª fromº the² sepulchre.º 2 Thenº she runneth,ºª andº comethºª toº Simonº Peter,º andº toº the² otherº disciple,º whomº Jesusº loved,ºª andº saithºª unto them,º They have taken awayºª the² Lordº out² of¹ the² sepulchre,º andº we knowºª notº whereº they have laidºª him.º

[1] Mt 27:60, 64; 28:1, 2, 9; Mk 15:46; 16:1, 3, 9; Lk 24:1, 12; Jn 20:19, 26; Ac 20:7; 1Co 16:2; Rv 1:10.
[2] Mt 27:63; Jn 13:23; 19:26; 20:9, 13, 15; 21:7, 20, 24.

so do Peter and John, ignorant of the resurrection.

3 Peterº thereforeº went forth,ºª andº that otherº disciple,º andº cameºª toº the² sepulchre.º 4 Soº they ranºª bothº together:º andº the² otherº discipleº did outrunººª Peter,º andº cameºª firstº toº the² sepulchre.º 5 Andº he stooping down,ºª [and looking in], sawºª the² linen clothesº lying;ºª yetº went he¹ª not¹ in.ºª² 6 Thenº comethºª Simonº Peterº followingºª him,º andº wentºª intoº the² sepulchre,º andº seethºª the² linen clothesº lie,ºª 7 Andº the² napkin,º thatº wasºª aboutº hisº head,º notº lyingºª withº the² linen clothes,º butº wrapped togetherºª inº a² placeº by itself.º¹ 8 Thenº¹ went inºª alsoº that² otherº disciple,º which¹ cameºª firstº toº the² sepulchre,º andº he saw,¹ª² andº believed.ºª 9 Forº as yet¹ª they knew¹ª notº² the² scripture,º thatº heº mustºª rise againºª fromº the dead.º 10 Thenº the² disciplesº went awayºª againº untoº their own home.º

[3] Lk 24:12.
[4] Lv 13:30; 2S 18:23; 1Co 9:24; 2Co 8:12.
[5] Jn 11:44; 19:40.
[6] Mt 16:15; Lk 22:31; Jn 6:67; 18:17, 25; 21:7, 15.
[7] Jn 11:44.
[8] Jn 1:50; 20:25, 29.
[9] Ps 16:10; 22:15, 22; Is 25:8; 26:19; 53:10; Ho 13:14; Mt 16:21; Mk 8:31; 9:9, 31; Lk 9:45; 18:33; 24:26, 44; Ac 2:25; 13:29; 1Co 15:4.
[10] Jn 7:53; 16:32.

Jesus appeareth to Mary Magdalene,

11 ¶ Butº Maryº stoodºª withoutº atº the² sepulchreº weeping:ºª andº asº she wept,ºª she stooped down,ºª [and looked] intoº the² sepulchre,º 12 Andº seethºª twoº angelsº inº whiteº sitting,ºª the oneº atº the² head,º andº the otherº atº the² feet,º whereº the² bodyº of Jesusº had lain.ºª 13 Andº theyº sayºª unto her,º Woman,º whyº weepest² thou?¹ª She saithºª unto them,º Becauseº they have taken awayºª myº Lord,º andº I knowºª notº whereº they have laidºª him.º 14 Andº when she had¹ª thusº said,ºª she turnedºª herself¹ back,º² andº sawºª Jesusº standing,ºª andº knewºª notº thatº it wasºª Jesus.º 15 Jesusº saithºª unto her,º Woman,º whyº weepest² thou?¹ª whomº seekest² thou?¹ª She,º supposingºª¹ him² to beºª the² gardener,º saithºª unto him,º Sir,º ifº thouº have borneºª himº hence,¹ª tellºª meº whereº thou hast laidºª him,º and Iº will take¹ª him¹ away.ºª² 16 Jesusº saithºª unto her,º Mary.º Sheº turnedºª herself, and saithºª unto him,º Rabboni;º which¹ is to say,ºª² Master.º 17 Jesusº saithºª unto her,º Touchºª meº not;º forº I am¹ª not yetº ascendedºª toº myº Father:º butº goºª toº myº brethren,º andº sayºª unto them,º I ascendºª untoº myº Father,º andº yourº Father;º andº [to] myº God,º andº yourº God.º 18 Maryº Magdaleneº cameºª and toldºª the² disciplesº thatº she had seenºª the² Lord,º andº [that] he had spokenºª these thingsº unto her.º

[12] 2Ch 5:12; Dn 7:9; Mt 17:2; 28:3; Mk 16:5; Lk 24:3, 22; Ac 1:10; Rv 3:4; 7:14.
[13] 1S 1:8; Ps 43:3; Ec 3:4; Jr 31:16; Lk 24:17; Jn 2:4; 14:27; 16:6, 20; 19:26; 20:2, 15; Ac 21:13.
[14] So 3:3; Mt 28:9; Mk 16:9, 12; Lk 4:30; 24:16, 31; Jn 8:59; 21:4.
[15] 1S 1:16; So 3:2; 6:1; Mt 12:34; 28:5; Mk 16:6; Lk 24:5; Jn 1:38; 18:4, 7.
[16] Gn 22:1, 11; 45:12; Ex 3:4; 33:17; 1S 3:6, 10; So 2:8; 3:4; 5:2; Is 43:1; Mt 14:27; 23:8; Lk 10:41; Jn 1:38, 49; 3:2; 6:25; 10:3; 11:28; 13:13; 20:28; Ac 9:4; 10:3.
[17] Gn 17:7; 2K 4:29; 7:9; Ps 22:22; 43:4; 48:14; 68:18; 89:26; Is 41:10; Jr 31:33; 32:38; Ezk 36:28; 37:27; Zc 13:7; Mt 12:50; 25:40; 28:7, 9, 10; Lk 10:4; 24:49; Jn 1:12; 13:1, 3; 14:2, 6, 28; 16:28; 17:5, 11, 25; 20:27; Ro 8:14, 29; 2Co 6:18; Ga 3:26; 4:6; Ep 1:17; 4:8; He 2:11; 8:10; 11:16; 1P 1:3; 1Jn 3:2; Rv 21:3, 7.
[18] Mt 28:10; Mk 16:10; Lk 24:10.

and to his disciples.

19 ¶ Thenº the² sameº dayº at evening,º beingºª the² firstº [day] of the² week,º whenº the² doorsº were shutºª whereº the² disciplesº wereºª assembledºª forº fearº of the² Jews,º cameºª Jesusº andº stoodºª inº the² midst,º andº saithºª unto them,º Peaceº [be] unto you.º 20 Andº when he had¹ª soº said,ºª he shewedºª unto themº [his] handsº andº his¹² side.º Thenº were¹ª the disciples¹ glad,ºª²² when they sawºª the² Lord.º 21 Thenº saidºª Jesusº to themº again,º Peaceº [be] unto you:º asº [my] Fatherº hath sentºª me,º even so¹ª send¹ª Iº² you.º 22 Andº when he had saidºª this,º he breathed onºª [them], andº saithºª unto them,º Receive² ye¹ª the Holyº Ghost:º 23 Whose¹ soeverº² sinsº ye remit,ºª they are remittedºª unto them;º [and] whose¹ soeverº² [sins] ye retain,ºª they are retained.ºª

[19] Ne 6:10; Ps 85:8; Is 57:18; Mt 10:13; 18:20; Mk 16:14; Lk 24:36; Jn 14:19, 27; 16:22, 33; 20:21, 26; Ro 15:33; 1Co 15:5; Ep 2:14; 6:23; Php 1:2; 2Th 3:16; He 7:2; Rv 1:4.
[20] Is 25:8; Mt 28:8; Lk 24:39, 41; Jn 16:22; 20:27; 1Jn 1:1.
[21] Is 63:1; Mt 10:16, 40; 28:18; Mk 16:15; Lk 24:47; Jn 13:20; 14:27; 17:18; 21:15; Ac 1:8; 2Ti 2:2; He 3:1.
[22] Gn 2:7; Jb 33:4; Ps 33:6; Ezk 37:9; Jn 14:16; 15:26; 16:7; Ac 2:4, 38; 4:8; 8:15; 10:47; 19:2; Ga 3:2.
[23] Mt 16:19; 18:18; Mk 2:5; Ac 2:38; 10:43; 13:38; 1Co 5:4; 2Co 2:6; Ep 2:20; 1Ti 1:20.

The incredulity, and confession of Thomas.

24 ¶ Butº Thomas,º oneº ofº the² twelve,º calledºª Didymus,º was¹ª² notº withº themº whenº Jesusº came.ºª 25 The² otherº disciplesº thereforeº saidºª unto him,º We have seenºª the² Lord.º Butº he² saidºª unto them,º Exceptº I shall seeºª inº hisº handsº the² printº of the² nails,º andº putºª myº fingerº intoº the² printº of the² nails,º andº thrustºª myº handº intoº his¹² side,º I will¹ª notº believe.ºªª

[24] Mt 10:3; 18:20; Jn 6:66; 11:16; 14:5; 21:2; He 10:25.
[25] Jb 9:16; Ps 78:11, 32; 95:8; 106:21; Mt 16:1; 27:42; Mk 16:11; Lk 24:25, 34, 39; Jn 1:41; 6:30; 20:14, 20; 21:7; Ac 5:30; 10:40; 1Co 15:5; He 3:12, 18; 4:1; 10:38.

26 ¶ Andº afterº eightº daysº againº hisº disciplesº wereºª within,º andº Thomasº withº them:º [then] cameºª Jesus,º the² doorsº being shut,ºª andº stoodºª inº the² midst,º andº said,ºª Peaceº [be] unto you.º 27 Thenº saith² he¹ª to Thomas,º Reachºª hitherº thyº finger,¹² andº beholdºª myº hands;º andº reach² hither¹ª thyº hand,º andº thrustºª [it] intoº myº side:º andº beºª notº faithless,º butº believing.º 28 Andº Thomasº answeredºª andº saidºª unto him,º Myº Lordº andº myº God.º 29 Jesusº saithºª unto him,º Thomas,º becauseº thou hast seenºª me,º thou hast believed:ºª blessedº [are] they that have not¹ seen,ºª² andº [yet] have believed.ºª

[26] Is 26:12; 27:5; 54:10; Mt 17:1; Lk 9:28; Jn 20:19, 24.
[27] Ps 78:38; 103:13; Mt 17:17; Mk 9:19; Lk 9:41; Jn 20:25; Ro 5:20; 1Ti 1:14; 1Jn 1:1.
[28] Ps 45:6, 11; 102:24; 118:24; Is 7:14; 9:6; 25:9; 40:9; Jr 23:5; Mal 3:1; Mt 14:33; Lk 24:52; Jn 5:23; 9:35; 20:16, 31; Ac 7:59; 1Ti 3:16; Rv 5:9.
[29] Lk 1:45; Jn 4:48; 20:8; 2Co 5:7; He 11:1, 27, 39; 1P 1:8.

The Scripture is sufficient to salvation.

30 ¶ Andº manyº otherº signsº trulyº¹ didºª Jesusº in the presenceº of his¹² disciples,º whichº areºª notº writtenºª inº thisº book:º 31 Butº theseº are written,ºª thatº ye might believeºª thatº Jesusº isºª the² Christ,º the² Sonº of God;º andº thatº believingºª ye might haveºª lifeº throughº his¹² name.º

[30] Lk 1:3; Jn 21:25; Ro 15:4; 1Co 10:11; 2Ti 3:15; 2P 3:1; 1Jn 1:3; 5:13.
[31] Ps 2:7, 12; Mt 16:16; 27:54; Mk 16:16; Lk 1:4; 24:47; Jn 1:49; 3:15, 18, 36; 5:24, 39; 6:40, 69; 9:35; 10:10; 20:28; Ac 3:16; 8:37; 9:20; 10:43; 13:38; Ro 1:3; 1P 1:9; 1Jn 2:23; 4:15; 5:1, 10, 20; 2Jn 1:9; Rv 2:18.


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