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When she had saidthis, she turnedaround and 1sawJesusstanding there, and 2did not know that it was Jesus.
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Jesussaid to her, "3Woman, 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."
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Jesussaid to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him 4in Hebrew, "5Rabboni!" (whichmeans, Teacher ).
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Jesussaid to her, "Stopclinging to Me, for I have not yetascended to the Father; but go to 6My brethren and say to them, 'I 7ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.' "
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8MaryMagdalenecame, 9announcing to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that He had saidthesethings to her.
Jesus among His Disciples
19So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shutwhere the disciples were, for 10fear of the Jews, Jesuscame and stood in their midst and said to them, "11Peace be with you."
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And when He had saidthis, 12He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciplesthen13rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
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SoJesussaid to them again, "14Peace be with you; 15as the Father has sent Me, I alsosend you."
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And when He had saidthis, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the HolySpirit.
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"16If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained."
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But 17Thomas, one of 18the twelve, called19Didymus, was not with them whenJesuscame.