John 20:11-25

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And o she saw p two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her, q "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, r "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." 14 Having said this, she turned around and s saw Jesus standing, t but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, u "Woman, why are you weeping? v Whom are you seeking?" Supposing him to be w 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 in Aramaic, 1 x "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to y my brothers and say to them, z 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to a my God and your God.'" 18 Mary Magdalene b went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord" - and that he had said these things to her.

Jesus Appears to the Disciples

19 c On the evening d of that day, the first day of the week, e the doors being locked where the disciples were f for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, g "Peace be with you." 20 When he had said this, h he showed them his hands and his side. Then i the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As j the Father has sent me, k even so I am sending you." 22 And when he had said this, he l breathed on them and said to them, m "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 n If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld."

Jesus and Thomas

24 Now o Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, 2 was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, p "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe."

  1. Cross References
    Mark 16:5
    And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed.
  2. Cross References
    Luke 24:4
    While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel.
  3. Cross References
    John 20:15
    Jesus 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.
    John 2:4
    And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.
  4. Cross References
    John 20:2
    So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.
  5. Cross References
    Mark 16:9
    [[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
    Matthew 28:9
    And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.
  6. Cross References
    John 21:4
    Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
    Luke 24:16
    But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
    Luke 24:31
    And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight.
  7. Cross References
    John 20:13
    They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.
  8. Cross References
    John 1:38
    Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?
    John 18:4
    Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, "Whom do you seek?
    John 18:7
    So he asked them again, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth.
  9. Cross References
    John 19:41
    Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
  10. Cross References
    John 1:38
    Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 28:10
    Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.
  12. Cross References
    Mark 16:19
    So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
    John 14:12
    Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
  13. Cross References
    Matthew 27:46
    And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
    Ephesians 1:17
    That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him.
    Revelation 3:2
    Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.
    Revelation 3:12
    The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.
    1 Corinthians 3:23
    And you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
  14. Cross References
    Mark 16:10
    She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
    Matthew 28:10
    Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.
    Luke 24:10
    Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles.
    Luke 24:22 - 23
    Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning.
  15. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 15:5
    And that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
    John 20:26
    Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you.
  16. Cross References
    Luke 24:33
    And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together.
    Luke 24:36
    As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace to you!
  17. Cross References
    John 20:26
    Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you.
  18. Cross References
    John 7:13
    Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.
  19. Cross References
    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 hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
  20. Cross References
    Luke 24:40
    And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
  21. Cross References
    John 16:22
    So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
  22. Cross References
    John 17:18
    As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
    John 3:17
    For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
  23. Cross References
    John 13:20
    Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
    Acts 1:2
    Until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
  24. Cross References
    Genesis 2:7
    Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
  25. Cross References
    Acts 2:4
    And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
    John 7:39
    Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
  26. Cross References
    Matthew 16:19
    I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
    Matthew 18:18
    Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
    1 Corinthians 5:4 - 5
    When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus.
  27. Cross References
    John 11:16
    So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him.
  28. Cross References
    John 20:20
    When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
    Psalms 22:16
    For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet -
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