John 20 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

The Empty Tomb

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

Jhn 20:1Now on the first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb.

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Jhn 20:2She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him.

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Jhn 20:3Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb.

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Jhn 20:4And they ran both together: and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the tomb;

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Jhn 20:5and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths lying; yet entered he not in.

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Jhn 20:6Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying,

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Jhn 20:7and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.

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Jhn 20:8Then entered in therefore the other disciple also, who came first to the tomb, and he saw, and believed.

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Jhn 20:9For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

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Jhn 20:10So the disciples went away again unto their own home.

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Jhn 20:11But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping: so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;

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Jhn 20:12and she beholdeth two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

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Jhn 20:13And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

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Jhn 20:14When she had thus said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

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Jhn 20:15Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

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Jhn 20:16Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turneth herself, and saith unto him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which is to say, Teacher.

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Jhn 20:17Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended unto the Father: but go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

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Jhn 20:18Mary Magdalene cometh and telleth the disciples, I have seen the Lord; and that he had said these things unto her.

Jesus among His Disciples

(Luk 24:36–43; 1Co 15:5 )

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Jhn 20:19When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

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Jhn 20:20And when he had said this, he showed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.

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Jhn 20:21Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

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Jhn 20:22And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:

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Jhn 20:23whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

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Jhn 20:24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

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Jhn 20:25The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall 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.

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Jhn 20:26And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

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Jhn 20:27Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

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Jhn 20:28Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

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Jhn 20:29Jesus saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Why This Gospel Was Written

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Jhn 20:30Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book:

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Jhn 20:31but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.

Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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