John 20

English Standard Version

The Resurrection

20 ^(A)Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that ^(B)the stone had been taken away from the tomb. ²So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, ^(C)the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and ^(D)we do not know where they have laid him.” ³^(E)So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. ⁴Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. ⁵And stooping to look in, he saw ^(F)the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. ⁶Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, ⁷and ^(G)the face cloth, which had been on Jesus'^[a] head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. ⁸Then the other disciple, ^(H)who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; ⁹for as yet ^(I)they did not understand the Scripture, ^(J)that he must rise from the dead. ¹⁰Then the disciples went back to their homes.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

¹¹But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. ¹²And ^(K)she saw ^(L)two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. ¹³They said to her, ^(M)“Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, ^(N)“They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” ¹⁴Having said this, she turned around and ^(O)saw Jesus standing, ^(P)but she did not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵Jesus said to her, ^(Q)“Woman, why are you weeping? ^(R)Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be ^(S)the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” ¹⁶Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic,^[b] ^(T)“Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). ¹⁷Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to ^(U)my brothers and say to them, ^(V)‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to ^(W)my God and your God.’” ¹⁸Mary Magdalene ^(X)went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her.

Jesus Appears to the Disciples

¹⁹^(Y)On the evening ^(Z)of that day, the first day of the week, ^(AA)the doors being locked where the disciples were ^(AB)for fear of the Jews,^[c] Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ^(AC)“Peace be with you.” ²⁰When he had said this, ^(AD)he showed them his hands and his side. Then ^(AE)the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. ²¹Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As ^(AF)the Father has sent me, ^(AG)even so I am sending you.” ²²And when he had said this, he ^(AH)breathed on them and said to them, ^(AI)“Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³^(AJ)If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”

Jesus and Thomas

²⁴Now ^(AK)Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin,^[d] was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, ^(AL)“Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”

²⁶Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. ^(AM)Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ^(AN)“Peace be with you.” ²⁷Then he said to Thomas, ^(AO)“Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” ²⁸Thomas answered him, ^(AP)“My Lord and my God!” ²⁹Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? ^(AQ)Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

The Purpose of This Book

³⁰^(AR)Now Jesus did many other signs ^(AS)in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; ³¹^(AT)but these are written so that you may ^(AU)believe that Jesus is the Christ, ^(AV)the Son of God, and that by believing ^(AW)you may have life ^(AX)in his name.

Footnotes

John 20:7 Greek his
John 20:16 Or Hebrew
John 20:19 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time
John 20:24 Greek Didymus

Psalm 145-147

English Standard Version

Great Is the Lord

^[a] A Song of Praise. Of David.

145 ^(A)I will extol you, my God and ^(B)King,
    and bless your name forever and ever.
²Every day I will bless you
    ^(C)and praise your name forever and ever.
³^(D)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
    and his ^(E)greatness is unsearchable.

⁴^(F)One generation shall commend your works to another,
    and shall declare your mighty acts.
⁵On ^(G)the glorious splendor of your majesty,
    and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
⁶They shall speak of ^(H)the might of your awesome deeds,
    and I will declare your greatness.
⁷They shall pour forth the fame of your ^(I)abundant goodness
    and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

⁸The Lord is ^(J)gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
⁹The Lord is ^(K)good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.

¹⁰^(L)All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
    and all your ^(M)saints shall bless you!
¹¹They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
    and tell of your power,
¹²to ^(N)make known to the children of man your^[b] ^(O)mighty deeds,
    and ^(P)the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
¹³^(Q)Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
    and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

[The Lord is faithful in all his words
    and kind in all his works.]^[c]
¹⁴The Lord ^(R)upholds all who are falling
    and ^(S)raises up all who are bowed down.
¹⁵The eyes of all ^(T)look to you,
    and you give them their food in due season.
¹⁶You ^(U)open your hand;
    you ^(V)satisfy the desire of every living thing.
¹⁷The Lord is ^(W)righteous in all his ways
    and ^(X)kind in all his works.
¹⁸The Lord is ^(Y)near to all who call on him,
    to all who call on him ^(Z)in truth.
¹⁹He ^(AA)fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
    he also ^(AB)hears their cry and saves them.
²⁰The Lord ^(AC)preserves all who love him,
    but all the wicked he will destroy.

²¹My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
and ^(AD)let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

Put Not Your Trust in Princes

146 ^(AE)Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
²I will praise the Lord ^(AF)as long as I live;
^(AG)I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

³^(AH)Put not your trust in princes,
^(AI)in a son of man, in whom there is ^(AJ)no salvation.
⁴When ^(AK)his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.

⁵^(AL)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose ^(AM)hope is in the Lord his God,
⁶^(AN)who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them,
^(AO)who keeps faith forever;
⁷    ^(AP)who executes justice for the oppressed,
    ^(AQ)who gives food to the hungry.

^(AR)The Lord sets the prisoners free;
⁸    ^(AS)the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
^(AT)The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
    ^(AU)the Lord loves the righteous.
⁹^(AV)The Lord watches over the sojourners;
    ^(AW)he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
    but ^(AX)the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

¹⁰^(AY)The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, to all generations.
^(AZ)Praise the Lord!

He Heals the Brokenhearted

147 ^(BA)Praise the Lord!
For ^(BB)it is good to sing praises to our God;
    for ^(BC)it is pleasant,^[d] and ^(BD)a song of praise is fitting.
²The Lord ^(BE)builds up Jerusalem;
    he ^(BF)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
³He heals ^(BG)the brokenhearted
    and ^(BH)binds up their wounds.
⁴He ^(BI)determines the number of the stars;
    he ^(BJ)gives to all of them their names.
⁵^(BK)Great is our Lord, and ^(BL)abundant in power;
    ^(BM)his understanding is beyond measure.
⁶The Lord ^(BN)lifts up the humble;^[e]
    he casts the wicked to the ground.

⁷^(BO)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
    make melody to our God on ^(BP)the lyre!
⁸He covers the heavens with clouds;
    he prepares ^(BQ)rain for the earth;
    he makes ^(BR)grass grow on the hills.
⁹He ^(BS)gives to the beasts their food,
    and to ^(BT)the young ravens that cry.
¹⁰His delight is not in ^(BU)the strength of the horse,
    nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
¹¹but the Lord ^(BV)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who ^(BW)hope in his steadfast love.

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³For he strengthens ^(BX)the bars of your gates;
    he blesses your children within you.
¹⁴He ^(BY)makes peace in your borders;
    he ^(BZ)fills you with the ^(CA)finest of the wheat.
¹⁵He ^(CB)sends out his command to the earth;
    his word runs swiftly.
¹⁶He gives ^(CC)snow like wool;
    he scatters ^(CD)frost like ashes.
¹⁷He hurls down his crystals of ^(CE)ice like crumbs;
    who can stand before his ^(CF)cold?
¹⁸He ^(CG)sends out his word, and melts them;
    he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
¹⁹He declares his word to Jacob,
    his ^(CH)statutes and rules^[f] to Israel.
²⁰He ^(CI)has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his rules.^[g]
^(CJ)Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 145:12 Hebrew his; also next line
Psalm 145:13 These two lines are supplied by one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac (compare Dead Sea Scroll)
Psalm 147:1 Or for he is beautiful
Psalm 147:6 Or afflicted
Psalm 147:19 Or and just decrees
Psalm 147:20 Or his just decrees