20 Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was
crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and
Latin. 21 The chief priests of the Jews then said to Pilate, "Do not write,
'The King of the Jews,' but, 'This man said, I am King of the Jews.'" 22
Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."
23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his
garments, and made four parts, one for each soldier, and also his tunic.
Now the tunic was without seam, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
24 So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it,
whose it shall be." This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled
which says:
"They divided my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots."
This is what the soldiers did. 25 By the cross of Jesus stood his mother,
and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26
When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing by,
he said to his mother, "Woman, behold your son!" 27 Then he said to the
disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her
to his own home.
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now accomplished,
that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst." 29 Now a vessel full
of wine vinegar was sitting there; so they filled a sponge with the vinegar,
put it on hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 30 So when Jesus had received
the vinegar, he said, "It is finished!" And he bowed his head and gave up
his spirit.
31 Therefore, because it was the day of Preparation, that the
bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath
was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and
that they might be taken away. 32 Then the soldiers came and broke the
legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him. 33 But
when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not
break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear,
and immediately blood and water came out. 35 He who saw it has
testified, and his testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth,
that you also may believe. 36 For these things were done that the scripture
should be fulfilled, "Not one of his bones shall be broken." 37 And again
another scripture says, "They shall look on him whom they have pierced."
38 After this Joseph of Arimathea, who was 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 away
his body. 39 And Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night,
also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred
pounds. 40 So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen
with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 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 ever been laid. 42 So because of the Jewish day of
Preparation, as the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
20
1 On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb
early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away
from the tomb. 2 So she ran, and came 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."
3 Peter therefore went out with the other disciple, and they were going
toward the tomb. 4 They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and
reached the tomb first. 5 And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths
lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came, following
him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, 7
and the napkin that had been around his head, not lying with the linen
cloths, but folded up in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who
reached the tomb first, also went in; and he saw and believed. 9 For as yet
they did not know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10 Then
the disciples went back to their homes.
11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept
she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white,
sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at
the feet. 13 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." 14 Saying this, she turned around and saw
Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 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." 16 Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in
Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, "Do
not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my
brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.'" 18 Mary Magdalene went and said to the
disciples, "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said
these things to her.
19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the
doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus
came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 20
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the
disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again,
"Peace be with you! As 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 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them;
if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not
with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, "We have
seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the print
of the nails, and put my finger in the mark of the nails, and put my hand
in his side, I will not believe." 26 Eight days later, his disciples were
again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but
Jesus came and stood among them, and said, "Peace be with you!" 27
Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands. Reach
out your hand, and put it into my side; do not be unbelieving, but
believing." 28 Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" 29 Jesus
said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are
those who have not seen and yet have believed."
30 Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples,
which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you
may have life in his name.
21
1 After this Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the
Sea of Tiberias, and in this way he showed himself: 2 Simon Peter,
Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of
Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter
said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with
you." They went out and got into the boat; but that night they caught
nothing. 4 But early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the
disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, "Children,
have you any fish?" They answered him, "No." 6 He said to them, "Cast
the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they
cast, and now they were not able to haul it in because of the great number
of fish. 7 Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the
Lord!" Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his
outer garment (for he had removed it), and threw himself into the sea. 8
But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for
they were not far from land, but about a hundred yards off. 9 When they
had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish lying on it, and
bread. 10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish you have just
caught." 11 Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore, full of
large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many,
the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast."
Now none of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it
was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and
did the same with the fish. 14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared
to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
"Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him,
"Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."
16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love
me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to
him, "Tend my sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of
John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third
time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know all things;
you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. 18 Truly,
truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and
walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your
hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to
go." 19 This he said to show by what death he would glorify God. And
after this he said to him, "Follow me."
20 Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus
loved, who had leaned on his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord,
who is the one who is going to betray you?" 21 When Peter saw him, he
said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" 22 Jesus said to him, "If I
want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me." 23
Then the saying spread among the brethren that this disciple would not
die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, "If I want him
to remain until I come, what is that to you?"
24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things, and who
wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.
25 But there are also many other things which Jesus did. If every
one of them were to be written, I suppose that even the world itself could
not contain the books that would be written.