耶穌復活

20 週日清晨,天還未亮,抹大拉的瑪麗亞就來到墳墓前,發現封住墓口的石頭已經挪開了。 她趕快跑去告訴西門·彼得和耶穌所愛的那個門徒,說:「有人把主從墳墓裡搬走了,不知放到哪裡去了。」

彼得和那個門徒聽了就出去,往墳墓那邊跑。 兩個人一起跑,但那個門徒比彼得跑得快,所以先到了墳墓。 他並沒有進去,只是探頭往裡看,看見細麻布還在那裡。 西門·彼得隨後也來了,他進到裡邊,看到細麻布放在那裡, 耶穌的裹頭巾則捲著放在另一處,沒有和細麻布放在一起。 先到的那個門徒也進來了,看見這種情形,就信了。 因為他們還不明白聖經上有關耶穌必要從死裡復活的話。 10 然後,他們各自回家去了。

11 瑪麗亞卻站在墳墓外面哭泣,邊哭邊往墳墓裡面看, 12 看見兩個穿著白衣的天使分別坐在原來安放耶穌遺體的頭腳兩端。

13 天使對她說:「婦人,你為什麼哭呢?」

她說:「有人把我的主搬走了,不知道放在什麼地方。」 14 說完,她轉過身來,看見耶穌站在那裡,但她不知道那就是耶穌。

15 耶穌問她:「婦人,你為什麼哭?你在找誰?」

瑪麗亞還以為祂是園丁,就說:「先生,如果是你把祂搬走了,請告訴我放在哪裡了,我好搬回來。」

16 耶穌說:「瑪麗亞。」

瑪麗亞立即轉過頭來用希伯來話對祂說:「拉波尼!」拉波尼的意思是老師。

17 耶穌說:「不要拉著我,我還沒有升到父那裡。你先去找我的眾弟兄,告訴他們我要升天去見我的父,也是你們的父;去見我的上帝,也是你們的上帝。」

18 抹大拉的瑪麗亞就去向門徒報訊,說:「我看見主了!」又把主對她說的話告訴門徒。

向門徒顯現

19 當天晚上,即週日晚上,門徒因為害怕猶太人,把房門都關上了。忽然,耶穌來了,站在他們當中,對他們說:「願你們平安!」 20 說完,讓他們看祂的手和肋旁。門徒看見主,十分歡喜。

21 耶穌又說:「願你們平安。父怎樣差遣我,我也照樣差遣你們。」 22 然後祂向他們吹了一口氣,說:「你們領受聖靈吧! 23 你們赦免誰的罪,誰的罪就得到赦免;你們不赦免誰的罪,誰的罪就得不到赦免。」

向多馬顯現

24 耶穌顯現的時候,十二個門徒中綽號「雙胞胎」的多馬不在場。 25 其他門徒告訴他:「我們看見主了!」可是多馬說:「除非我親眼看見祂手上的釘痕,用手摸到祂手上的釘痕和祂的肋旁,否則我決不信。」

26 過了八天,門徒又聚在一起,多馬也在,門都關著。突然耶穌來了,站在他們當中說:「願你們平安!」 27 然後對多馬說:「把你的指頭放在我手上摸摸看,伸出手來摸摸我的肋旁。不要懷疑,要信!」

28 多馬回答說:「我的主,我的上帝!」

29 耶穌說:「你看見我才信,那些沒有看見就信的人有福了。」

30 耶穌在門徒面前還行了許多神蹟,只是沒有記在這本書裡。 31 而記載這些事的目的是為了使你們相信耶穌就是基督,是上帝的兒子,並且使你們這些信祂的人可以靠祂的名得到生命。

Chúa Cứu Thế Sống Lại(A)

20 Ngày thứ nhất trong tuần lễ, lúc trời còn mờ mờ tối, Ma-ri Ma-đơ-len đến mộ, thấy tảng đá chận mộ đã dời đi. Nàng vội chạy đi gặp Si-môn Phê-rơ và môn đệ Chúa yêu quý mà báo: “Họ dời xác Chúa ra khỏi mộ rồi, không biết họ để Ngài ở đâu.”

Vậy Phê-rơ và môn đệ kia liền ra xem mộ. Cả hai đều chạy, nhưng môn đệ kia chạy nhanh hơn, đến mộ trước, cúi nhìn vào mộ, thấy mấy dải vải dưới đất, nhưng không bước vào. Si-môn Phê-rơ đến sau, bước vào mộ, thấy mấy dải vải nằm đó, còn khăn liệm quấn đầu Chúa không để cùng với mấy dải vải nhưng cuốn lại để riêng một chỗ. Lúc ấy, môn đệ kia đã đến mộ trước, cũng bước vào, thấy thì tin. Họ vẫn chưa hiểu lời Kinh Thánh chép rằng Đức Giê-su phải từ kẻ chết sống lại.

10 Hai môn đệ đi về. 11 Nhưng Ma-ri đứng bên ngoài mộ mà khóc. Vừa khóc, vừa cúi nhìn vào mộ, 12 nàng thấy hai thiên sứ mặc y phục trắng đang ngồi ngay chỗ đã đặt thi hài Đức Giê-su, một vị ngồi phía đầu, một vị phía chân.

13 Hai thiên sứ hỏi: “Hỡi người nữ, sao ngươi khóc?” Nàng đáp: “Họ đã đem Chúa tôi đi đâu mất, không biết để Ngài ở đâu?” 14 Nói xong, nàng quay người lại, thấy Đức Giê-su đứng đó, nhưng không nhận ra Ngài.

15 Đức Giê-su hỏi: “Hỡi người nữ, sao ngươi khóc? Ngươi tìm ai?” Tưởng đây là người làm vườn, nàng khẩn khoản: “Thưa ông, nếu ông dời Ngài đi, xin cho tôi biết ông đặt Ngài ở đâu để tôi đến lấy.”

16 Đức Giê-su gọi: “Ma-ri!” Ma-ri quay lại, kêu lên: “Ra-bu-ni!” Tiếng Do Thái (nghĩa là: Thầy)

17 Đức Giê-su bảo: “Ngươi đừng rờ đến Ta, vì Ta chưa lên cùng Cha! Nhưng ngươi hãy đi báo tin cho các anh em Ta rằng Ta lên cùng Cha Ta và Cha các ngươi, cùng Đức Chúa Trời Ta và Đức Chúa Trời các ngươi.”

18 Ma-ri Ma-đơ-len đi loan báo cho các môn đệ Ngài rằng: “Tôi đã thấy Chúa” và thuật cho họ nghe những điều Ngài đã bảo nàng.

19 Buổi chiều tối cùng ngày đầu tuần lễ đó, khi các môn đệ đang ở một chỗ đóng kín các cửa vì sợ người Do Thái, Đức Giê-su đến đứng giữa họ, phán rằng: “Bình an cho các con!” 20 Nói xong, Ngài đưa tay và hông cho họ xem. Các môn đệ quá vui mừng vì được thấy Chúa.

21 Đức Giê-su lại bảo: “Bình an cho các con! Như Cha đã sai phái Ta, giờ đây Ta cũng sai phái các con!” 22 Vừa nói Chúa vừa hà hơi trên các môn đệ, truyền bảo: “Hãy nhận lãnh Thánh Linh! 23 Các con tha tội ai thì họ được tha. Các con buộc tội ai thì họ bị buộc tội.”

24 Lúc ấy, Thô-ma (còn có tên là Sinh Đôi), một trong mười hai sứ đồ, không có mặt với các môn đệ khi Đức Giê-su đến. 25 Nghe các môn đệ kia bảo họ đã thấy Chúa, ông nhất quyết: “Nếu tôi không thấy dấu đinh ở bàn tay Ngài, không đặt ngón tay tôi vào dấu đinh đó và không đặt tay tôi vào hông Ngài, thì tôi không tin!”

26 Tám ngày sau, các môn đệ Chúa lại họp nhau, Thô-ma cũng có mặt. Các cửa đang đóng, nhưng Đức Giê-su đến đứng giữa họ, phán rằng: “Bình an cho các con!” 27 Rồi Ngài bảo Thô-ma: “Hãy đặt ngón tay con vào đây và xem hai bàn tay Ta.[a] Hãy lấy tay đặt vào hông Ta! Đừng nghi ngờ, nhưng hãy tin!”

28 Thô-ma thưa: “Lạy Chúa của con và Đức Chúa Trời của con.”

29 Đức Giê-su bảo Thô-ma: “Vì con đã thấy Ta con mới tin. Phước cho những người chưa được thấy mà đã tin Ta.”

30 Đức Giê-su thật sự đã làm rất nhiều dấu lạ trước mặt các môn đệ mà không ghi lại trong sách này. 31 Nhưng những điều này được ghi chép để anh chị em tin Đức Giê-su là Chúa Cứu Thế, là Con của Đức Chúa Trời, và bởi đức tin trong danh Ngài anh chị em được sống.

Footnotes

  1. 20:27 Nt: các bàn tay Ta

The Empty Tomb(A)

20 Now the (B)first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the (C)stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the (D)other disciple, (E)whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”

(F)Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. And he, stooping down and looking in, saw (G)the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, and (H)the [a]handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. Then the (I)other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not [b]know the (J)Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. 10 Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.

Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord

11 (K)But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 13 Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”

She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

14 (L)Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and (M)did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?”

She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

16 Jesus said to her, (N)“Mary!”

She turned and said to [c]Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).

17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet (O)ascended to My Father; but go to (P)My brethren and say to them, (Q)‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to (R)My God and your God.’ ”

18 (S)Mary Magdalene came and told the [d]disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.

The Apostles Commissioned(T)

19 (U)Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were [e]assembled, for (V)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, (W)“Peace be with you.” 20 When He had said this, He (X)showed them His hands and His side. (Y)Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! (Z)As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 (AA)If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Seeing and Believing

24 Now Thomas, (AB)called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”

So he said to them, “Unless I 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.”

26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” 27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and (AC)reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be (AD)unbelieving, but believing.”

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

29 Jesus said to him, [f]“Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. (AE)Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

That You May Believe

30 And (AF)truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 (AG)but these are written that (AH)you may believe that Jesus (AI)is the Christ, the Son of God, (AJ)and that believing you may have life in His name.

Footnotes

  1. John 20:7 face cloth
  2. John 20:9 understand
  3. John 20:16 NU adds in Hebrew
  4. John 20:18 NU disciples, “I have seen the Lord,”
  5. John 20:19 NU omits assembled
  6. John 20:29 NU, M omit Thomas

20 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

Then she runneth, 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 sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

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

10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

13 And 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.

14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

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

16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

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

18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

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

23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

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

25 The 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 thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

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

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

28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

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

30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.