耶稣复活

20 周日清晨,天还未亮,抹大拉的玛丽亚就来到坟墓前,发现封住墓口的石头已经挪开了。 她赶快跑去告诉西门·彼得和耶稣所爱的那个门徒,说:“有人把主从坟墓里搬走了,不知放到哪里去了。”

彼得和那个门徒听了就出去,往坟墓那边跑。 两个人一起跑,但那个门徒比彼得跑得快,所以先到了坟墓。 他并没有进去,只是探头往里看,看见细麻布还在那里。 西门·彼得随后也来了,他进到里边,看到细麻布放在那里, 耶稣的裹头巾则卷着放在另一处,没有和细麻布放在一起。 先到的那个门徒也进来了,看见这种情形,就信了。 因为他们还不明白圣经上有关耶稣必要从死里复活的话。 10 然后,他们各自回家去了。

11 玛丽亚却站在坟墓外面哭泣,边哭边往坟墓里面看, 12 看见两个穿着白衣的天使分别坐在原来安放耶稣遗体的头脚两端。

13 天使对她说:“妇人,你为什么哭呢?”

她说:“有人把我的主搬走了,不知道放在什么地方。” 14 说完,她转过身来,看见耶稣站在那里,但她不知道那就是耶稣。

15 耶稣问她:“妇人,你为什么哭?你在找谁?”

玛丽亚还以为祂是园丁,就说:“先生,如果是你把祂搬走了,请告诉我放在哪里了,我好搬回来。”

16 耶稣说:“玛丽亚。”

玛丽亚立即转过头来用希伯来话对祂说:“拉波尼!”拉波尼的意思是老师。

17 耶稣说:“不要拉着我,我还没有升到父那里。你先去找我的众弟兄,告诉他们我要升天去见我的父,也是你们的父;去见我的上帝,也是你们的上帝。”

18 抹大拉的玛丽亚就去向门徒报讯,说:“我看见主了!”又把主对她说的话告诉门徒。

向门徒显现

19 当天晚上,即周日晚上,门徒因为害怕犹太人,把房门都关上了。忽然,耶稣来了,站在他们当中,对他们说:“愿你们平安!” 20 说完,让他们看祂的手和肋旁。门徒看见主,十分欢喜。

21 耶稣又说:“愿你们平安!父怎样差遣我,我也照样差遣你们。” 22 然后祂向他们吹了一口气,说:“你们领受圣灵吧! 23 你们赦免谁的罪,谁的罪就得到赦免;你们不赦免谁的罪,谁的罪就得不到赦免。”

向多马显现

24 耶稣显现的时候,十二个门徒中绰号“双胞胎”的多马不在场。 25 其他门徒告诉他:“我们看见主了!”可是多马说:“除非我亲眼看见祂手上的钉痕,用手摸到祂手上的钉痕和祂的肋旁,否则我决不信。”

26 过了八天,门徒又聚在一起,多马也在,门都关着。突然耶稣来了,站在他们当中说:“愿你们平安!” 27 然后对多马说:“把你的指头放在我手上摸摸看,伸出手来摸摸我的肋旁。不要怀疑,要信!”

28 多马回答说:“我的主,我的上帝!”

29 耶稣说:“你看见我才信,那些没有看见就信的人有福了。”

30 耶稣在门徒面前还行了许多神迹,只是没有记在这本书里。 31 而记载这些事的目的是为了使你们相信耶稣就是基督,是上帝的儿子,并且使你们这些信祂的人可以靠祂的名得到生命。

The Empty Tomb(A)

20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene(B) went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.(C) So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved,(D) and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”(E)

So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb.(F) Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in(G) at the strips of linen(H) lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head.(I) The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first,(J) also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture(K) that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)(L) 10 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb(M) 12 and saw two angels in white,(N) seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”(O)

“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”(P) 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there,(Q) but she did not realize that it was Jesus.(R)

15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?(S) Who is it you are looking for?”

Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”

16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”

She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic,(T) “Rabboni!”(U) (which means “Teacher”).

17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers(V) and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father(W) and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

18 Mary Magdalene(X) went to the disciples(Y) with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders,(Z) Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace(AA) be with you!”(AB) 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.(AC) The disciples were overjoyed(AD) when they saw the Lord.

21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you!(AE) As the Father has sent me,(AF) I am sending you.”(AG) 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.(AH) 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”(AI)

Jesus Appears to Thomas

24 Now Thomas(AJ) (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”

But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side,(AK) I will not believe.”(AL)

26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace(AM) be with you!”(AN) 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”(AO)

28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;(AP) blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”(AQ)

The Purpose of John’s Gospel

30 Jesus performed many other signs(AR) in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.(AS) 31 But these are written that you may believe[b](AT) that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God,(AU) and that by believing you may have life in his name.(AV)

Footnotes

  1. John 20:24 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
  2. John 20:31 Or may continue to believe

Het lege graf

20 Op de eerste dag van de week[a] ging Maria Magdalena vroeg naar het graf. Het was nog donker. Toen ze daar aankwam, zag ze dat de steen die voor de ingang van het graf had gelegen, was weggerold. Snel ging ze naar Simon Petrus en naar de leerling die Jezus' beste vriend was (Johannes). Ze zei tegen hen: "Ze hebben de Heer Jezus weggehaald uit het graf! En we weten niet waar ze Hem neergelegd hebben!"

Petrus en de andere leerling gingen toen ook naar het graf. Ze liepen allebei snel. Maar de andere leerling liep sneller dan Petrus en kwam het eerst bij het graf. Hij bukte zich om in het graf te kijken en zag de linnen doeken liggen. Maar hij ging niet naar binnen. Simon Petrus kwam achter hem aan. Hij ging wel het graf binnen en zag de linnen doeken liggen. Maar de doek die om Jezus' hoofd had gezeten, lag daar niet bij. Die doek was opgerold en lag apart. Toen ging ook de leerling die het eerst bij het graf was aangekomen naar binnen. Door wat hij zag, geloofde hij Maria's verhaal. Want ze wisten nog niet dat in de Boeken staat dat Hij uit de dood zou opstaan. 10 En ze gingen weer naar huis.

Maria ziet Jezus

11 Maria stond buiten bij het graf te huilen. Huilend bukte ze zich om in het graf te kijken. 12 Toen zag ze daar twee engelen in witte kleren zitten. De één zat aan het hoofdeinde en de ander aan het voeteneinde van de plek waar het lichaam van Jezus had gelegen. 13 Ze zeiden tegen haar: "Vrouw, waarom huil je?" Ze antwoordde: "Omdat ze mijn Heer hebben weggehaald. En ik weet niet waar ze Hem hebben gelegd." 14 Toen draaide ze zich om en zag Jezus staan. Maar ze herkende Hem niet. 15 Jezus zei tegen haar: "Vrouw, waarom huil je? Wie zoek je?" Ze dacht dat het de tuinman was en antwoordde: "Als U Hem heeft weggehaald, zeg me dan waar U Hem heeft neergelegd! Dan zal ik Hem meenemen." 16 Toen zei Jezus: "Maria!" Ze draaide zich om en zei tegen Hem: "Meester!" 17 Jezus zei tegen haar: "Raak Mij niet aan. Want Ik ben nog niet naar mijn Vader in de hemel gegaan. Maar ga nu naar mijn broeders. Zeg hun dat Ik terugga naar mijn Vader die ook jullie Vader is. Naar mijn God die ook jullie God is." 18 Maria Magdalena ging naar de leerlingen en vertelde hun dat ze de Heer Jezus had gezien en wat Hij tegen haar had gezegd.

Jezus bij de leerlingen

19 Toen het avond werd op die eerste dag van de week, zaten de leerlingen in huis. Ze hadden de deuren dicht gedaan, want ze waren bang voor de Joodse leiders. Plotseling stond Jezus bij hen. Hij zei: "Ik wens jullie vrede toe!" 20 Daarna liet Hij hun zijn handen en zijn zij zien. De leerlingen waren blij toen ze de Heer Jezus zagen. 21 Jezus zei opnieuw tegen hen: "Ik wens jullie vrede toe! Net zoals de Vader Mij heeft gestuurd, stuur Ik ook jullie." 22 Toen blies Hij op hen en zei: "Ontvang de Heilige Geest. 23 Als jullie iemand vergeven wat hij verkeerd heeft gedaan, dan is het hem ook vergeven. Als jullie iemand niet vergeven wat hij verkeerd heeft gedaan, dan is het hem ook niet vergeven."

24 Tomas was er niet bij toen Jezus bij hen kwam. Hij was één van de twaalf leerlingen en werd ook wel Didymus (= 'tweeling') genoemd. 25 De andere leerlingen vertelden hem: "We hebben de Heer Jezus gezien!" Maar hij antwoordde: "Ik geloof het pas als ik in zijn handen de wonden van de spijkers zie. Ik wil ze met mijn eigen vingers aanraken en ik wil met mijn eigen hand in zijn zij voelen."

26 Acht dagen later zaten Jezus' leerlingen weer in het huis. Nu was Tomas erbij. Jezus kwam binnen, ook al waren de deuren dicht. Hij stond plotseling tussen hen in en zei: "Ik wens jullie vrede toe!" 27 Daarna zei Hij tegen Tomas: "Kijk naar mijn handen en voel ze met je vingers. Voel met je hand in mijn zij. Wees niet langer ongelovig, maar geloof." 28 Tomas antwoordde Hem: "Mijn Heer en mijn God!" 29 Jezus zei tegen hem: "Geloof je pas nu je Mij hebt gezien? Wat is het heerlijk als mensen die Mij niet gezien hebben toch geloven!"

30 De leerlingen hebben Jezus nog veel meer wonderen zien doen dan in dit boek staan opgeschreven. 31 Maar déze zijn opgeschreven, zodat jullie zullen blijven geloven dat Jezus de Messias is, de Zoon van God. Want dan zullen jullie eeuwig leven hebben omdat jullie bij Hem horen.

Footnotes

  1. Johannes 20:1 Dat is de dag na de heilige rustdag.

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