空墓穴

20 在一周头一天[a]的清晨,天还黑的时候,茉大拉玛丽亚就来到墓穴那里,看见那石头已经从墓穴被挪开了。 她就跑到西门彼得和耶稣所爱的那另一个门徒那里去,对他们说:“他们从墓穴里把主挪走了,我们不知道他们把他放在哪里!”

于是彼得和那另一个门徒就出来,往墓穴去。 两个人一起跑,那另一个门徒跑得比彼得快一点,先到了墓穴。 他弯腰去看,见那细麻布条放在那里,不过他没有进去。 西门彼得跟着他,也到了,并且进了墓穴,看见那细麻布条放在那里, 也看见原来在耶稣头上的那块头巾,没有与那细麻布条放在一起,被卷了起来,分开放在一边。 这时候,先来到墓穴的那另一个门徒也进去了。他看见了,就信了。 原来,他们从来没有明白过经上所说“他必须从死人中复活”的那句话。 10 于是那些门徒就离开,回到他们的住处去了。

向茉大拉的玛丽亚显现

11 玛丽亚却站在墓穴外面哭。她哭着,弯腰往墓穴里看, 12 看见两位身穿白衣的天使,坐在原来安放耶稣遗体的地方,一位在头的地方,一位在脚的地方。

13 天使们问她:“妇人,你为什么哭?”

她说:“因为他们把我的主挪走了,我不知道他们把他放在哪里。” 14 说了这些话,她转过身来,看见耶稣站在那里,却没有认出他就是耶稣。

15 耶稣说:“妇人,你为什么哭呢?你在找谁?”

玛丽亚以为他是园丁,就对他说:“先生,如果是你把他抬走的,就请告诉我,你把他放在哪里了,我好把他取回来。”

16 耶稣对她说:玛丽亚!”

她转过身,用希伯来[b]对耶稣说:“拉波尼[c]!”——这意思是“老师”。

17 耶稣说:“不要碰我,因为我还没有上到父那里。你到我弟兄们那里去告诉他们:我要上到我的父那里,他也是你们的父;我要上到我的神那里,他也是你们的神。”

18 茉大拉玛丽亚就去告诉门徒们:“我看到主了!”她又把耶稣对她说的这些话告诉他们。

向门徒们显现

19 那日,也就是一周的头一天[d],傍晚的时候,门徒们所在地方的门户已经关上了,因为他们怕那些犹太人。耶稣出现了,站在他们当中,对他们说:“愿你们平安!”

20 说了这话,他把手和肋旁给他们看。门徒们看见了主,就欢喜。

21 耶稣又对他们说:“愿你们平安!正如父差派了我,我也要派遣你们。” 22 说了这话,耶稣向他们吹了一口气,说:“领受圣灵吧! 23 你们赦免谁的罪,谁的罪就已经被赦免了;你们留下谁的罪,谁的罪就已经被留下了。”

向多马显现

24 当耶稣出现的时候,十二使徒[e]中那叫迪杜马[f]多马没有与他们在一起。 25 后来,其他的门徒就告诉他:“我们看到主了!”

他却说:“我如果不看到他手上的钉痕,把指头放进那钉痕,再把手放进他的肋旁,我就绝不相信!”

26 八天后,耶稣的门徒们又在屋里,多马也与他们在一起。门户已经关上了,耶稣却出现,站在他们当中说:“愿你们平安!”

27 然后他对多马说:“把你的指头伸到这里来,看看我的手吧。伸出你的手来,放进我的肋旁吧。不要不信,而要信!”

28 多马回答耶稣,说:“我的主,我的神!”

29 耶稣对他说:“你因为看到了我才信吗?那没有看到就信的人,是蒙福的。”

本书的目的

30 事实上,耶稣在他的门徒们面前还行了很多别的神迹,没有记在这部书里。 31 但这些事被记下来,是要你们相信耶稣就是基督、是神的儿子;并且使你们因着信,就奉他的名有生命。

Footnotes

  1. 约翰福音 20:1 一周头一天——指“星期日”。
  2. 约翰福音 20:16 希伯来语——或译作“亚兰语”。
  3. 约翰福音 20:16 参《马可福音》10:51。
  4. 约翰福音 20:19 一周的头一天——指“星期日”。
  5. 约翰福音 20:24 使徒——辅助词语。
  6. 约翰福音 20:24 迪杜马——意思为“双胞胎”。

耶稣从死里复活的消息

20 星期日一大早,天还黑着的时候,马利亚抹大拉便来到了墓地,她看见墓上的石头被挪开了, 于是,就跑去见西门彼得和耶稣钟爱的那个门徒,告诉他们说∶“他们把主从墓地挪走了,不知道把他放到哪里去了。”

彼得和那个门徒起身,前往墓地去了。 两人一路跑着,另一个门徒跑在彼得前边,先到了墓地。 他俯下身,看到堆在那里的麻布还在,但他没有进去。

后面跑来的西门彼得,钻进墓穴,看见堆在那里的麻布, 还看到了蒙头的葬布,它没有和麻布堆在一起,而是卷起来分开放的。 另一个门徒也进来了—他是先到的那个人,他看见这一切,相信了。 (他们还不明白《经》上说他一定会从死里复活的话。)

耶稣出现在马利亚面前

10 门徒们回家去了, 11 马利亚站在墓外放声大哭,她边哭边俯身朝墓穴里望去, 12 她发现有两个白衣天使,一个坐在耶稣的头曾躺过的地方,另一个坐在耶稣脚的位置上。

13 天使对她说∶“亲爱的妇人,你为什么哭呢?”

她说∶“他们把我的主移走了,我不知道他们把他放哪里去了。” 14 说着,她转过身,看见耶稣站在那里,但她不知道那是耶稣。

15 耶稣问∶“我亲爱的妇人,你为什么要哭呀?你在找谁呢?”

马利亚以为他是园丁,便说∶“先生,如果是你把他挪走了,告诉我,你把他放哪里了,我去把他挪回来。”

16 耶稣对她说∶“马利亚!”

她转过身,用希伯来语叫道∶“拉波尼!”(意思是老师)

17 耶稣对她说∶“别抓住我不放,因为我还没去父那里呢,但是,到我兄弟们那里去,告诉他们,我马上要到我父那里去了,也是你们的父那里,他是我的上帝也是你们的上帝。”

18 马利亚抹大拉去告诉门徒们

说∶“我看见主了!”她还告诉他们耶稣对她说过的话。

耶稣出现在门徒面前

19 星期天晚上,即同天晚上,门徒们住的地方的门关得紧紧的,因为他们害怕犹太首领。耶稣进来站在他们面前,说∶“愿平安与你们同在。” 20 说完,他让他们看他的手和肋边,门徒们看到主,都非常高兴。

21 耶稣又说∶“愿平安与你们同在,就像父派遣我一样,我也要派遣你们。” 22 说完,他又向他们吹了口气,并对他们说∶“接受圣灵吧, 23 你们宽恕谁的罪,谁的罪就得到宽恕,你们不宽恕谁的罪,谁就得不到宽恕。”

耶稣出现在多马面前

24 但是,多马,十二个使徒之一,也叫低土马,耶稣来时,多马没有和他们在一起。 25 其他使徒告诉他∶“我们看见主了!”但多马说∶“除非看见他手上的钉痕,用手指探入钉痕,除非我用手探入他的肋旁,否则,我决不会相信。”

26 一周后,他的门徒又都在屋里,多马也和他们在一起。耶稣进来了(尽管门是锁着的。)站在他们面前,说∶“愿平安与你们同在。” 27 然后,他对多马说∶“把你的手指放在这里,看看我的手,伸出你的手,探进我的肋旁。不要再怀疑,相信吧!”

28 多马对耶稣说∶“我的主,我的上帝!”

29 耶稣对他说∶“你是因为看到了我,才相信的。没有看见就相信我的人,是真正有福的人!”

约翰写书的原因

30 耶稣还在门徒的面前行了其它许多奇迹,这些在这部书中没有记载。 31 这里记载的事迹,目的是让你们相信耶稣是基督,上帝之子,使你们凭信仰,因他的名字而得到生命。

As the lifeless body of Jesus is laid into the virgin tomb, those who witnessed the spectacle retreat into the city that has claimed the lives of so many prophets. All are crushed that their teacher and friend has died such a horrible death. Their hopes are dashed against the rocks of Golgotha. In the first hours of grief, Jesus’ followers huddle together in secret in the city, hoping to avoid arrests and executions. They mourn. They grieve. They remember. Three days later, some venture outside the city and return to the place where He was buried. Miraculously, the stone has been rolled back, and the rock-hewn tomb is empty. Has someone taken His body? Are His enemies laying a trap for His followers? Or perhaps—could it be—that the last days have arrived?

20 Before the sun had risen on Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene made a trip to the tomb where His body was laid to rest. In the darkness, she discovered the covering had been rolled away. She darted out of the garden to find Simon Peter and the dearly loved disciple to deliver this startling news.

Mary Magdalene: They have taken the body of our Lord, and we cannot find Him!

Together, they all departed for the tomb to see for themselves. They began to run, and Peter could not keep up. The beloved disciple arrived first but did not go in. There was no corpse in the tomb, only the linens and cloths He was wrapped in. When Simon Peter finally arrived, he went into the tomb and observed the same: the cloth that covered His face appeared to have been folded carefully and placed, not with the linen cloths, but to the side. After Peter pointed this out, the other disciple (who had arrived long before Peter) also entered the tomb; and based on what he saw, faith began to well up inside him! Before this moment, none of them understood the Scriptures and why He must be raised from the dead. 10 Then they all went to their homes.

11 Mary, however, stood outside the tomb sobbing, crying, and kneeling at its entrance. 12 As she cried, two heavenly messengers appeared before her sitting where Jesus’ head and feet had been laid.

Heavenly Messengers: 13 Dear woman, why are you weeping?

Mary Magdalene: They have taken away my Lord, and I cannot find Him.

14 After uttering these words, she turned around to see Jesus standing before her, but she did not recognize Him.

Jesus: 15 Dear woman, why are you sobbing? Who is it you are looking for?

She still had no idea who it was before her. Thinking He was the gardener, she muttered:

Mary Magdalene: Sir, if you are the one who carried Him away, then tell me where He is and I will retrieve Him.

Jesus: 16 Mary!

Mary Magdalene (turning to Jesus and speaking in Hebrew): Rabboni, my Teacher!

Jesus: 17 Mary, you cannot hold Me. I must rise above this world to be with My Father, who is also your Father; My God, who is also your God. Go tell this to all My brothers.

18 Mary Magdalene obeyed and went directly to His disciples.

The hope of resurrection has often been a topic on the lips of Jesus. Now it is taking shape. Confusion gives way to conviction as Jesus appears alive over the next few Sundays. One by one He convinces His followers that God has raised Him from the dead.

Mary Magdalene (announcing to the disciples): I have seen the Lord, and this is what He said to me . . .

19 On that same evening (Resurrection Sunday), the followers gathered together behind locked doors in fear that some of the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem were still searching for them. Out of nowhere, Jesus appeared in the center of the room.

Jesus: May each one of you be at peace.

20 As He was speaking, He revealed the wounds in His hands and side. The disciples began to celebrate as it sank in that they were really seeing the Lord.

Jesus: 21 I give you the gift of peace. In the same way the Father sent Me, I am now sending you.

22 Now He drew close enough to each of them that they could feel His breath. He breathed on them:

Jesus: Welcome the Holy Spirit of the living God. 23 You now have the mantle of God’s forgiveness. As you go, you are able to share the life-giving power to forgive sins, or to withhold forgiveness.

24 All of the eleven were present with the exception of Thomas. 25 He heard the accounts of each brother’s interaction with the Lord.

The Other Disciples: We have seen the Lord!

Thomas: Until I see His hands, feel the wounds of the nails, and put my hand to His side, I won’t believe what you are saying.

26 Eight days later, they gathered again behind locked doors; and Jesus reappeared. This time Thomas was with them.

Jesus: May each one of you be at peace.

27 He drew close to Thomas.

Jesus: Reach out and touch Me. See the punctures in My hands; reach out your hand, and put it to My side; leave behind your faithlessness, and believe.

Thomas (filled with emotion): 28 You are the one True God and Lord of my life.

Jesus: 29 Thomas, you have faith because you have seen Me. Blessed are all those who never see Me and yet they still believe.

30 Jesus performed many other wondrous signs that are not written in this book. 31 These accounts are recorded so that you, too, might believe that Jesus is the Anointed, the Liberating King, the Son of God, because believing grants you the life He came to share.