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1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
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Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been taken away from the entrance.
2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
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She went running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and told them, "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"
3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb.
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Then Peter and the other disciple went to the tomb.
4 Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
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The two of them were running, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first.
5 He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in.
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He bent over and saw the linen cloths, but he did not go in.
6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there,
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Behind him came Simon Peter, and he went straight into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there
7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen.
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and the cloth which had been around Jesus' head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was rolled up by itself.
8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed.
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Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in; he saw and believed
9 (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)
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(They still did not understand the scripture which said that he must rise from death.)
10 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.
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Then the disciples went back home.
11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb
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Mary stood crying outside the tomb. While she was still crying, she bent over and looked in the tomb
12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
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and saw two angels there dressed in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and the other at the feet.
13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”
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"Woman, why are you crying?" they asked her. She answered, "They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!"
14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
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Then she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not know that it was Jesus.
15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”
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"Woman, why are you crying?" Jesus asked her. "Who is it that you are looking for?" She thought he was the gardener, so she said to him, "If you took him away, sir, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him."
16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
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Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned toward him and said in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (This means "Teacher.")
17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
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"Do not hold on to me," Jesus told her, "because I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am returning to him who is my Father and their Father, my God and their God."
18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.
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So Mary Magdalene went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord and related to them what he had told her.
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
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It was late that Sunday evening, and the disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. "Peace be with you," he said.
20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
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After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Lord.
21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
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Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I send you."
22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
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Then he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
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If you forgive people's sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus ), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
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One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (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 the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
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So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" Thomas said to them, "Unless I see the scars of the nails in his hands and put my finger on those scars and my hand in his side, I will not believe."
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
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A week later the disciples were together again indoors, and Thomas was with them. The doors were locked, but Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you."
27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
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Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and look at my hands; then reach out your hand and put it in my side. Stop your doubting, and believe!"
28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
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Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
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Jesus said to him, "Do you believe because you see me? How happy are those who believe without seeing me!"
30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.
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In his disciples' presence Jesus performed many other miracles which are not written down in this book.
31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
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But these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you may have life.