John 20–21

The Resurrection of Christ

Matt. 28:1–8; Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12

20Now on the ^afirst day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the ^bstone had been taken away from the tomb. ²Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the ^cother disciple, ^dwhom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”

^3ePeter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. ⁴So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. ⁵And he, stooping down and looking in, saw ^fthe linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. ⁶Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, ⁷and ^gthe ¹handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. ⁸Then the ^hother disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. ⁹For as yet they did not ²know the ⁱScripture, that He must rise again from the dead. ¹⁰Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.

Christ Appears to Mary Magdalene

^11jBut Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. ¹²And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. ¹³Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”

She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

^14kNow when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and ^ldid not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?”

She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

¹⁶Jesus said to her, ^m“Mary!”

She turned and said to ³Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).

¹⁷Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ⁿascended to My Father; but go to ^oMy brethren and say to them, ^p‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to ^qMy God and your God.’ ”

^18rMary Magdalene came and told the ⁴disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.

Christ Appears to the Disciples (Thomas Absent)

Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36–43

^19sThen, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were ⁵assembled, for ^tfear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, ^u“Peace be with you.” ²⁰When He had said this, He ^vshowed them His hands and His side. ^wThen the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

²¹So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! ^xAs the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” ²²And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ^23yIf you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

²⁴Now Thomas, ^zcalled the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”

So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

Christ Appears to the Disciples (Thomas Present)

1 Cor. 15:5

²⁶And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” ²⁷Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and ^areach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be ^bunbelieving, but believing.”

²⁸And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”

²⁹Jesus said to him, ⁶“Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. ^cBlessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

The Purpose of John’s Gospel

³⁰And ^dtruly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; ^31ebut these are written that ^fyou may believe that Jesus ^gis the Christ, the Son of God, ^hand that believing you may have life in His name.

Christ Appears to the Seven Disciples

21After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the ^aSea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: ²Simon Peter, ^bThomas called the Twin, ^cNathanael of ^dCana in Galilee, ^ethe sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. ³Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”

They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and ¹immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. ⁴But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples ^fdid not know that it was Jesus. ⁵Then ^gJesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?”

They answered Him, “No.”

⁶And He said to them, ^h“Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

⁷Therefore ⁱthat disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. ⁸But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. ⁹Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. ¹⁰Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”

¹¹Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. ¹²Jesus said to them, ^j“Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord. ¹³Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.

¹⁴This is now ^kthe third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.

Christ Speaks to Peter

¹⁵So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of ²Jonah, do you love Me more than these?”

He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ³love You.”

He said to him, ^l“Feed My lambs.”

¹⁶He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of ⁴Jonah, do you love Me?”

He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ⁵love You.”

^mHe said to him, “Tend My ⁿsheep.”

¹⁷He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of ⁶Jonah, do you ⁷love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?”

And he said to Him, “Lord, ^oYou know all things; You know that I love You.”

Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. ^18pMost assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” ¹⁹This He spoke, signifying ^qby what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, ^r“Follow Me.”

²⁰Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple ^swhom Jesus loved following, ^twho also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” ²¹Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?”

²²Jesus said to him, “If I ⁸will that he remain ^utill I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”

²³Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?”

The Conclusion of John’s Gospel

²⁴This is the disciple who ^vtestifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

^25wAnd there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, ^xI suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.