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1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.
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Now on the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the place and saw that the stone had been taken away from it.
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."
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Then she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him.
3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb.
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So Peter and the other disciple went out to the place of the dead.
4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
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They went running together, and the other disciple got in front of Peter and came first to the hole in the rock;
5 He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in.
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And looking in, he saw the linen bands on the earth; but he did not go in,
6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there,
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Then Simon Peter came after him and went into the hole in the rock; and he saw the linen bands on the earth,
7 and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself.
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And the cloth, which had been round his head, not with the linen bands but rolled up in a place by itself.
8 Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed;
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Then the other disciple who came there first went in; and he saw and belief came to him.
9 for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
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For at that time they had no knowledge that the Writings said that he would have to come again from the dead.
10 Then the disciples returned to their homes.
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So then the disciples went away again to their houses.
11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb;
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But Mary was still there outside the hole in the rock, weeping; and while she was weeping and looking into the hole,
12 and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet.
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She saw two angels in white seated where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and the other at the feet.
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."
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They said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I have no knowledge where they have put him.
14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.
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And then looking round, she saw Jesus there, but had no idea that it was Jesus.
15 Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" 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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Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? who are you looking for? She, taking him for the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away from here, say where you have put him and I will take him away.
16 Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" (which means Teacher).
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Jesus said to her, Mary! Turning, she said to him in Hebrew, Rabboni! (which is to say, Master).
17 Jesus said to her, "Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, "I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' "
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Jesus said to her, Do not put your hand on me, for I have not gone up to the Father: but go to my brothers and say to them, I go up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.
18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
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Mary Magdalene went with the news to the disciples, and said she had seen the Lord and that he had said these things to her.
19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you."
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At evening on that day, the first day of the week, when, for fear of the Jews, the doors were shut where the disciples were, Jesus came among them and said to them, May peace be with you!
20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
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And when he had said this, he let them see 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, so I send you."
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And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
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And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you:
23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
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Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.
24 But Thomas (who was called the Twin ), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
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Now Thomas, one of the twelve, named Didymus, 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 mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe."
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So the other disciples said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, If I do not see in his hands the print of the nails and put my finger into the print of the nails, and if I do not put my hand into his side, I will never have belief.
26 A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you."
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And after eight days, his disciples were again in the house and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were shut, Jesus came, and taking his place in the middle of them, he said, May 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 in my side. Do not doubt but believe."
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Then he said to Thomas, Put out your finger, and see my hands; and put your hand here into my side: and be no longer in doubt but have belief.
28 Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
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And Thomas said in answer, 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 come to believe."
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Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me you have belief: a blessing will be on those who have belief though they have not seen me!
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book.
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A number of other signs Jesus did before his disciples which are not recorded in this book:
31 But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
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But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.
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