Knox Bible

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Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalen went to the tomb, and found the stone moved away from the tomb door.✻

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So she came running to Simon Peter, and that other disciple, whom Jesus loved; They have carried the Lord away from the tomb, she said to them, and we cannot tell where they have taken him.

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Upon this, Peter and the other disciple both set out, and made their way to the tomb;

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they began running side by side, but the other disciple outran Peter, and reached the tomb first.

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He looked in and saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

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Simon Peter, coming up after him, went into the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there,

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and also the veil which had been put over Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths, but still wrapped round and round in a place by itself.

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Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and saw this, and learned to believe.

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They had not yet mastered what was written of him, that he was to rise from the dead.

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The disciples went back home;

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but Mary stood without before the tomb, weeping. And she bent down, still weeping, and looked into the tomb;

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and saw two angels clothed in white sitting there, one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

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They said to her, Woman, why art thou weeping? Because they have carried away my Lord, she said, and I cannot tell where they have taken him.

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Saying this, she turned round, and saw Jesus standing there, without knowing that it was Jesus.✻

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Woman, Jesus said to her, why art thou weeping? For whom art thou searching? She supposed that it must be the gardener, and said to him, If it is thou, Sir, that hast carried him off, tell me where thou hast put him, and I will take him away.

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Jesus said to her, Mary. And she turned and said to him, Rabboni (which is the Hebrew for Master).

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Then Jesus said, Do not cling to me thus; I have not yet gone up to my Father’s side. Return to my brethren, and tell them this; I am going up to him who is my Father and your Father, who is my God and your God.

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So Mary Magdalen brought news to the disciples, of how she had seen the Lord, and he had spoken thus to her.

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And now it was evening on the same day, the first day of the week; for fear of the Jews, the disciples had locked the doors of the room in which they had assembled; and Jesus came, and stood there in their midst; Peace be upon you, he said.

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And with that, he shewed them his hands and his side. Thus the disciples saw the Lord, and were glad.

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Once more Jesus said to them, Peace be upon you; I came upon an errand from my Father, and now I am sending you out in my turn.

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With that, he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit;

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when you forgive men’s sins, they are forgiven, when you hold them bound, they are held bound.✻

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There was one of the twelve, Thomas, who is also called Didymus, who was not with them when Jesus came.

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And when the other disciples told him, We have seen the Lord, he said to them, Until I have seen the mark of the nails on his hands, until I have put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, you will never make me believe.

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So, eight days afterwards, once more the disciples were within, and Thomas was with them; and the doors were locked. Jesus came and stood there in their midst; Peace be upon you, he said.

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Then he said to Thomas, Let me have thy finger; see, here are my hands. Let me have thy hand; put it into my side. Cease thy doubting, and believe.

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Thomas answered, Thou art my Lord and my God.

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And Jesus said to him, Thou hast learned to believe, Thomas, because thou hast seen me. Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have learned to believe.

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There are many other miracles Jesus did in the presence of his disciples, which are not written down in this book;

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so much has been written down, that you may learn to believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so believing find life through his name.