John 20  Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Empty Tomb

20 On^(A) the first day of the week^(B) Mary Magdalene^(C) came to the tomb^(D) early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone^(E) had been removed from the tomb. ² So she went running to Simon Peter^(F) and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They’ve taken the Lord out of the tomb,^(G) and we don’t know where they’ve put him! ’

³ At that, Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb. ⁴ The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first. ⁵ Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths^(H) lying there, but he did not go in. ⁶ Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. ⁷ The wrapping^(I) that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths^(J) but was folded up in a separate place by itself. ⁸ The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then also went in, saw, and believed. ⁹ For they did not yet understand the Scripture^(K) that he must rise^(L) from the dead.^{(M) 10} Then the disciples returned to the place where they were staying.

Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord

¹¹ But^(N) Mary stood outside the tomb,^(O) crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb. ¹² She saw two angels^(P) in white sitting where Jesus’s body^(Q) had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. ¹³ They said to her, ‘Woman, why are you crying? ’

‘Because they’ve taken away my Lord,’^(R) she told them, ‘and I don’t know where they’ve put him.’

¹⁴ Having said this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus.^{(S) 15} ‘Woman,’ Jesus said to her, ‘why are you crying? Who is it that you’re seeking? ’

Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, ‘Sir, if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve put him, and I will take him away.’

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’

Turning around, she said to him in Aramaic,^[a] ‘Rabboni! ’ – which means ‘Teacher.’^(T)

¹⁷ ‘Don’t cling to me,’ Jesus told her, ‘since I have not yet ascended^(U) to the Father.^(V) But go to my brothers^(W) and tell them that I am ascending to my Father^(X) and your Father, to my God^(Y) and your God.’

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord! ’^(Z) And she told them what^[b] he had said to her.

The Disciples Commissioned

¹⁹ When it was evening on that first day of the week,^(AA) the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because they feared the Jews. Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’^(AB)

²⁰ Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side.^(AC) So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

²¹ Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me,^(AD) I also send you.’^{(AE) 22} After saying this, he breathed on them^(AF) and said,^[c] ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.^{(AG) 23} If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’^(AH)

Thomas Sees and Believes

²⁴ But Thomas^(AI) (called ‘Twin’^[d]), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵ So the other disciples were telling him, ‘We’ve seen the Lord! ’

But he said to them, ‘If I don’t see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails,^(AJ) and put my hand into his side,^(AK) I will never believe.’^(AL)

²⁶ A week later his disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’

²⁷ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and look at my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Don’t be faithless, but believe.’^(AM)

²⁸ Thomas responded to him, ‘My Lord and my God! ’

²⁹ Jesus said, ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed.^[e] Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.’^(AN)

The Purpose of This Gospel

³⁰ Jesus performed many other signs^(AO) in the presence of his disciples that are not written^(AP) in this book.^{(AQ) 31} But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah,^(AR) the Son^(AS) of God,^[f](AT) and that by believing you may have life in his name.^(AU)