John 20:19-31
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s Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for t fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, u "Peace be with you."
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When He had said this, He v showed them His hands and His side. w Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
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So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! x As the Father has sent Me, I also send you."
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And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
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y "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
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Now Thomas, z called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
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The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."
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And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace to you!"
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Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and a reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be b unbelieving, but believing."
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And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"
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Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. c Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
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And d truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;
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e but these are written that f you may believe that Jesus g is the Christ, the Son of God, h and that believing you may have life in His name.
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Mark 16:14
Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
Luke 24:36
Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, "Peace to you.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
1 Corinthians 15:5
And that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
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John 9:22
His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.
John 19:38
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.
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John 14:27
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 16:33
"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
Ephesians 2:17
And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.
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Acts 1:3
To whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
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John 16:20
Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
John 16:22
Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.
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Matthew 28:18 - 20
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
John 17:18
As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
John 17:19
And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.
2 Timothy 2:2
And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
Hebrews 3:1
Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus.
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Matthew 16:19
"And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Matthew 18:18
Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
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John 11:16
Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with Him.
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Psalms 22:16
For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet.
Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
Zechariah 13:6
"And one will say to him, 'What are these wounds between your arms?' Then he will answer, ' Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.'
1 John 1:1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life -
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Mark 16:14
Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
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2 Corinthians 5:7
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
1 Peter 1:8
Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory.
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John 21:25
And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
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Luke 1:4
That you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.
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John 19:35
And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.
1 John 5:13
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
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Luke 2:11
For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
1 John 5:1
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
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John 3:15
That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 5:24
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
1 Peter 1:8
Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory.
1 Peter 1:9
Receiving the end of your faith - the salvation of your souls.
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