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Jesus spoke to her, "Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for?" She, thinking that he was the gardener, said, "Mister, if you took him, tell me where you put him so I can care for him."
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Jesus said, "Mary." Turning to face him, she said in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" meaning "Teacher!"
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Jesus said, "Don't cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, 'I ascend to my Father and your Father, my God and your God.'"
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Mary Magdalene went, telling the news to the disciples: "I saw the Master!" And she told them everything he said to her.
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Later on that day, the disciples had gathered together, but, fearful of the Jews, had locked all the doors in the house. Jesus entered, stood among them, and said, "Peace to you."
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Then he showed them his hands and side.
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Jesus repeated his greeting: "Peace to you. Just as the Father sent me, I send you."
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Then he took a deep breath and breathed into them. "Receive the Holy Spirit," he said.
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"If you forgive someone's sins, they're gone for good. If you don't forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?"
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But Thomas, sometimes called the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
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The other disciples told him, "We saw the Master." But he said, "Unless I see the nail holes in his hands, put my finger in the nail holes, and stick my hand in his side, I won't believe it."