The Resurrection (Matthew 28:1–10; Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12)
2 UDB So she ran to Jerusalem, where Simon Peter and the other disciple—the one whom Jesus especially loved—were staying, and told them, "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him!" BSB BSB: So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
3 UDB When they heard this, Peter and the other disciple rushed out to the tomb. BSB BSB: Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb.
4 UDB They were both running, but the other disciple was faster than Peter and reached the tomb first. BSB BSB: The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
5 UDB He bent down and looked into the tomb; he saw the strips of linen lying there, but he hesitated to go in. BSB BSB: He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
6 UDB Then Simon Peter, who was running behind him, arrived there, but he went inside the tomb. He, too, saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, BSB BSB: Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
7 UDB but he also saw the cloth cover that had been on Jesus's head, folded and put aside, separate from the linen strips. BSB BSB: The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
8 UDB Then the other disciple also went inside; he saw these things and began to believe that Jesus had risen from the dead. BSB BSB: Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
9 UDB They still did not understand the scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead. BSB BSB: For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9–11)
10 UDB So the disciples went back to their homes. BSB BSB: Then the disciples returned to their homes.
11 UDB Mary was left standing just outside the tomb, weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb. BSB BSB: But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
12 UDB She saw two angels dressed in white robes sitting on the very place where Jesus's body had been, one at the head, the other at the feet. BSB BSB: and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
13 UDB They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have put him!" BSB BSB: “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
14 UDB After she said that, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was he. BSB BSB: When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
15 UDB He said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?" She thought the man speaking to her was the gardener, and she said to him, "Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him." BSB BSB: “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
16 UDB Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means "Teacher"). BSB BSB: Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
18 UDB Mary Magdalene went to the disciples and announced, "I have seen the Lord"—and she reported to them what Jesus had said to her. BSB BSB: Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her.
Jesus Appears to the Disciples (Luke 24:36–49; 1 John 1:1–4)
19 UDB On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors were locked, and the disciples were staying inside because they were afraid that the Jewish authorities might arrest them. Suddenly Jesus came and stood in the middle of their group; he said to them, "May God give you peace." BSB BSB: It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
20 UDB After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples had great joy when they saw the Lord! BSB BSB: After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
21 UDB Jesus said to them again, "May God give you peace. Just as the Father sent me, now I am sending you." BSB BSB: Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”
22 UDB After he said this, he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. BSB BSB: When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 UDB If you forgive the sins of anyone, God will forgive them. If you do not forgive another's sins, they will be held against them." BSB BSB: If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”
Jesus Appears to Thomas 25 UDB The other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." However, he said to them, "Unless I see the marks of the nails in his hands and put my fingers in the holes made by the nails, and unless I put my hand into the gaping wound in his side, I will never put my trust in him." BSB BSB: So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.” 26 UDB Eight days later, his disciples were again inside the house, and this time Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them, and he said to them all, "May God give you peace." BSB BSB: Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
27 UDB Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands, and put out your hand and place it in my side! Stop doubting that it is I; put your trust in me." BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
29 UDB Jesus said to him, "Now you believe that I have risen because you see me. Yet God gives great happiness to those who have not seen me and still believe." BSB BSB: Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
The Purpose of John’s Book 31 UDB Nevertheless, I have written these so that you may have complete confidence that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that by trusting in him, you may have eternal life in his name. BSB BSB: But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
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