John 20:14-28

¹⁴And upon saying this she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, yet did not know that it was Jesus.

¹⁵Jesus says to her: “Woman, why are you crying? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing that He was the gardener, says to Him, “Sir, if you carried Him away, tell me where you put Him, and I will remove Him.”

¹⁶Jesus says to her, “Mary!” Turning she says to Him, “Raboni!” (which means ‘Teacher’).

¹⁷Jesus says to her: “Stop clinging to me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father—my God and your God.’ ”

¹⁸Mary Magdalene goes to the disciples, reporting that she had seen the Lord and He had said these things to her.

¹⁹Then at evening on that first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle, and He says to them, “Peace to you!”

²⁰And upon saying this He showed them His hands and His side. Well, the disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord!

²¹So Jesus said to them again: “Peace to you! Just as the Father sent me, I also send you.”

²²Upon saying this He breathed on them and said: “Receive Holy Spirit!

²³To whomever you forgive the sins, they are forgiven to them; to whomever you retain, they have been retained.”

²⁴Now one of the twelve, Thomas (called Twin), was not with them when Jesus came.

²⁵So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “If I do not see the nail prints in His hands and put my finger into the nail prints, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe!”

²⁶Well after eight days His disciples were inside again, and Thomas with them. The doors were locked again; Jesus came and stood in the middle, and said, “Peace to you!”

²⁷Then He says to Thomas: “Bring your finger here and perceive my hands; bring your hand and put it into my side; do not be unbelieving but believing!”

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