Luke 24; John 20; John
21
1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning,
the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They
found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they
entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While
they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like
lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed
down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you
look for the living among the dead? 6He is not here; he has risen!
Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 'The
Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on
the third day be raised again.' " 8 Then they remembered
his words. 9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all
these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was
Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who
told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the
women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter,
however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying
by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened. 13 Now
that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven
miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other
about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and
discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along
with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him. 17 He
asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?"
They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named
Cleopas, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know
the things that have happened there in these days?" 19 "What
things?" he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied.
"He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the
people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to
be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had
hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it
is the third day since all this took place. 22 In addition,
some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but
didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of
angels, who said he was alive.24 Then some of our companions went
to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not
see." 25 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and
how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did
not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" 27And
beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said
in all the Scriptures concerning himself. 28 As they
approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going
farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us,
for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay
with them. 30 When he was at the table with them, he took
bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then
their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their
sight. 32 They asked each other, "Were not our hearts
burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures
to us?" 33 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem.
There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together34 and
saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon." 35 Then
the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them
when he broke the bread. 36 While they were still talking
about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be
with you." 37 They were startled and frightened, thinking
they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, "Why are you
troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my
hands and my feet. It is I myself ! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have
flesh and bones, as you see I have." 40 When he had said
this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they
still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do
you have anything here to eat?" 42 They gave him a piece
of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their
presence. 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you
while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about
me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms." 45 Then
he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46He
told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from
the dead on the third day, 47and repentance and forgiveness of sins
will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You
are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what
my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with
power from on high." 50 When he had led them out to the
vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While
he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52 Then
they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And
they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
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. 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!" 3 So
Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were
running, but the other disciple outran 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. 6 Then
Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the
strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the burial cloth
that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate
from the linen. 8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached
the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They
still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) 10 Then
the disciples went back to their homes, 11 but Mary stood
outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into 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. 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." 14 At this, she
turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was
Jesus. 15 "Woman," he said, "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." 16 Jesus said to her,
"Mary." She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic,
"Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). 17 Jesus said,
"Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go
instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your
Father, to my God and your 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. 19 On the evening
of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors
locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said,
"Peace be with you!" 20 After he said this, he
showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the
Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the
Father has sent me, I am sending you." 22 And with that
he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If
you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them,
they are not forgiven." 24 Now Thomas (called Didymus),
one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples 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 it." 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!" 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." 28 Thomas said to
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." 30 Jesus did many other
miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in
this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in
his name.
1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the
Sea of Tiberias. It happened this way: 2Simon Peter, Thomas (called
Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other
disciples were together. 3 "I'm going out to fish,"
Simon Peter told them, and they said, "We'll go with you." So they
went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4 Early
in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize
that it was Jesus. 5 He called out to them, "Friends,
haven't you any fish?" "No," they answered. 6 He
said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find
some." When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the
large number of fish. 7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved
said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" As soon as Simon Peter heard him
say, "It is the Lord," he wrapped his outer garment around him (for
he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. 8 The other
disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not
far from shore, about a hundred yards. 9 When they landed,
they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. 10 Jesus
said to them, "Bring some of the fish you have just caught." 11 Simon
Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish,
153, but even with so many the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said
to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples dared ask
him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus
came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. 14 This
was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from
the dead. 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to
Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than
these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love
you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." 16 Again
Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me?" He answered,
"Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Take care of
my sheep." 17 The third time he said to him, "Simon
son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the
third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all
things; you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep. 18 I
tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where
you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone
else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go." 19 Jesus
said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then
he said to him, "Follow me!" 20 Peter turned and saw
that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who
had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is going
to betray you?") 21 When Peter saw him, he asked,
"Lord, what about him?" 22 Jesus answered, "If
I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow
me." 23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the
brothers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would
not die; he only said, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what
is that to you?" 24 This is the disciple who testifies to
these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. 25 Jesus
did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I
suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would
be written.
