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John 20 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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The Empty Tomb

(Mat 28:1–10; Mar 16:1–8; Luk 24:1–12 )

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Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw the stone [already] removed from the [groove across the entrance of the] tomb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:2 - So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the [fn]other disciple (John), whom Jesus loved (esteemed), and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and [fn]we do not know where they have laid Him!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:3 - So Peter and the other disciple left, and they were going to the tomb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:4 - And the two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and arrived at the tomb first.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:5 - Stooping down and looking in, he saw the linen [fn]wrappings [neatly] lying there; but he did not go in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:6 - Then Simon Peter came up, following him, and went into the tomb and saw the linen wrappings [neatly] lying there;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:7 - and the [burial] [fn]face-cloth which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the [other] linen wrappings, but [fn]rolled up in a place by itself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:8 - So the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, went in too; and he saw [the wrappings and the face-cloth] and [fn]believed [without any doubt that Jesus had risen from the dead].

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:9 - For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:10 - Then the disciples went back again to their own homes.

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But Mary [who had returned] was standing outside the tomb sobbing; and so, as she wept, she stooped down and looked into the tomb;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - and she saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 - And they said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?” She told them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:14 - After saying this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you crying? For whom are you looking?” Supposing that He was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you are the one who has carried Him away from here, tell me where you have put Him, and I will take Him away.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:16 - Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him in [fn]Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher).

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:17 - Jesus said to her, “[fn]Do not hold Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:18 - Mary Magdalene came, reporting to the disciples that she had seen the Lord and that He had said these things to her.

Jesus among His Disciples

(Luk 24:36–43; 1Co 15:5 )

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So when it was evening on that same day, the first day of the week, though the disciples were [meeting] behind barred doors for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “[fn]Peace to you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:20 - After He said this, He showed them His hands and His side. When the disciples saw the Lord, they were filled with great joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:21 - Then Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you [as My representatives].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:22 - And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:23 - “If you forgive the sins of anyone they are forgiven [because of their faith]; if you retain the sins of anyone, they are retained [and remain unforgiven because of their unbelief].”

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But Thomas, one of the twelve [disciples], who was called Didymus (the twin), was not with them when Jesus came.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:25 - So the other disciples kept telling him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the marks of the nails, and put my finger into the nail prints, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”

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Eight days later His disciples were again inside the house, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, though the doors had been barred, and stood among them and said, “Peace to you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:27 - Then He said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and put out your hand and place it in My side. Do not be unbelieving, but [stop doubting and] believe.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:28 - Thomas answered Him, “My Lord and my God!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:29 - Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, do you now believe? Blessed [happy, spiritually secure, and favored by God] are they who did not see [Me] and yet believed [in Me].”

Purpose of Writing this Gospel

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There are also many other signs (attesting miracles) that Jesus performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:31 - but these have been written so that you may believe [with a deep, abiding trust] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of God; and that by believing [and trusting in and relying on Him] you may have life in His name.
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See note 19:26.
This indicates others were also present.
Removing the burial wrappings and spices from a dead, decaying body would have been not only extremely difficult (if not impossible), but overwhelmingly nauseating. If a tomb robber had even attempted such a thing, the tomb would have been left in shambles. It would make no sense for a tomb robber to remove a dead body from the wrappings before stealing it.
The word used here, soudarion, is taken from Latin (sudarium), where it refers to a linen handkerchief (cf Acts 19:12) or large linen napkin. This suggests something of the dimensions of the cloth, which was probably a new, unused piece of material.
Jesus either caused the tight linen wrappings to fall from His body miraculously or His resurrected body miraculously passed through the linen wrappings, leaving them just as they were where He was lying (except for the face-cloth), unlike Lazarus who emerged from the tomb and had to be released from the wrappings. In either case, the grave wrappings would collapse on themselves on the flat surface of the slab where His body had been placed. The text also indicates that Jesus may have removed the face-cloth Himself once His hands were free, and neatly placed it apart from the other wrappings.
John, the “other disciple,” knew immediately that no one could have fabricated the sight before him: (1) no one could have surreptitiously removed the stone covering the entrance (cf Matt 28:2), even if the guards assigned to the tomb had fallen asleep, as they were later paid to say by the chief priests (Matt 28:13); (2) removing the grave clothes from a dead body in a dark tomb in the middle of the night made no sense (cf note v 5); (3) stealing Jesus’ body would have accomplished nothing. The disciples’ reaction of disbelief when told of His resurrection implies they were neither expecting nor prepared for this miraculous event (cf Matt 28:16, 17; Mark 16:8-14; Luke 24:6-11). The actual resurrection of a living, flesh-and-bone Jesus gave the disciples the courage to begin proclaiming anew the message of salvation, and provided the strength for them to face both great personal suffering and martyrdom for their faith.
I.e. Jewish Aramaic.
In her joy Mary had probably reverently embraced Jesus at the knees or ankles.
A normal Hebrew greeting.
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