The Empty Tomb

20 (A)Now on the first day of the week (B)Mary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and *saw (C)the stone already removed from the tomb. So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other (D)disciple whom Jesus loved, and *said to them, “(E)They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we do not know where they have put Him.” (F)So Peter and the other disciple left, and they were going to the tomb. The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead, faster than Peter, and came to the tomb first; and he (G)stooped to look in, and *saw the (H)linen wrappings lying there; however he did not go in. So Simon Peter also *came, following him, and he entered the tomb; and he *looked at the linen wrappings lying there, and (I)the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the (J)linen wrappings but folded up in a place by itself. So the other disciple who (K)had first come to the tomb also entered then, and he saw and believed. For (L)they did not yet understand the Scripture, (M)that He must rise from the dead. 10 So the disciples went away again (N)to their own homes.

11 (O)But Mary was standing outside the tomb, weeping; so as she wept, she (P)stooped to look into the tomb; 12 and she *saw (Q)two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13 And they *said to her, “(R)Woman, why are you weeping?” She *said to them, “Because (S)they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him.” 14 When she had said this, she turned around and *(T)saw Jesus standing there, and yet she (U)did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus *said to her, (V)Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Thinking that He was the gardener, she *said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you put Him, and I will take Him away.” 16 Jesus *said to her, “Mary!” She turned and *said to Him (W)in [a]Hebrew, “(X)Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher). 17 Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to (Y)My brothers and say to them, ‘I am (Z)ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’” 18 (AA)Mary Magdalene *came and (AB)announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.

Jesus among His Disciples

19 Now when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were [b]shut where the disciples were together due to (AC)fear of the [c]Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and *said to them, (AD)Peace be to you.” 20 And when He had said this, (AE)He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then (AF)rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 So Jesus said to them again, (AG)Peace be to you; (AH)just 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 (AI)If you forgive the sins of any, their sins [d]have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”

24 But (AJ)Thomas, one of (AK)the twelve, who was called [e](AL)Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in (AM)His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, (AN)I will not believe.”

26 [f]Eight days later His disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been [g]shut, and stood in their midst and said, (AO)Peace be to you.” 27 Then He *said to Thomas, (AP)Place your finger here, and see My hands; and take your hand and put it into My side; and do not continue in disbelief, but be a believer.” 28 Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus *said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you now believed? (AQ)Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.”

Why This Gospel Was Written

30 (AR)So then, many other [h](AS)signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written (AT)so that you may believe that Jesus is the [i]Christ, (AU)the Son of God; and that by (AV)believing you may have life in His name.

Footnotes

  1. John 20:16 I.e., Jewish Aramaic
  2. John 20:19 Or locked
  3. John 20:19 I.e., the Jewish leaders
  4. John 20:23 I.e., have previously been forgiven
  5. John 20:24 I.e., the Twin
  6. John 20:26 Or A week later
  7. John 20:26 Or locked
  8. John 20:30 I.e., confirming miracles
  9. John 20:31 I.e., Messiah

空墓穴

20 在一週頭一天[a]的清晨,天還黑的時候,茉大拉瑪麗亞就來到墓穴那裡,看見那石頭已經從墓穴被挪開了。 她就跑到西門彼得和耶穌所愛的那另一個門徒那裡去,對他們說:「他們從墓穴裡把主挪走了,我們不知道他們把他放在哪裡!」

於是彼得和那另一個門徒就出來,往墓穴去。 兩個人一起跑,那另一個門徒跑得比彼得快一點,先到了墓穴。 他彎腰去看,見那細麻布條放在那裡,不過他沒有進去。 西門彼得跟著他,也到了,並且進了墓穴,看見那細麻布條放在那裡, 也看見原來在耶穌頭上的那塊頭巾,沒有與那細麻布條放在一起,被捲了起來,分開放在一邊。 這時候,先來到墓穴的那另一個門徒也進去了。他看見了,就信了。 原來,他們從來沒有明白過經上所說「他必須從死人中復活」的那句話。 10 於是那些門徒就離開,回到他們的住處去了。

向茉大拉的瑪麗亞顯現

11 瑪麗亞卻站在墓穴外面哭。她哭著,彎腰往墓穴裡看, 12 看見兩位身穿白衣的天使,坐在原來安放耶穌遺體的地方,一位在頭的地方,一位在腳的地方。

13 天使們問她:「婦人,你為什麼哭?」

她說:「因為他們把我的主挪走了,我不知道他們把他放在哪裡。」 14 說了這些話,她轉過身來,看見耶穌站在那裡,卻沒有認出他就是耶穌。

15 耶穌說:「婦人,你為什麼哭呢?你在找誰?」

瑪麗亞以為他是園丁,就對他說:「先生,如果是你把他抬走的,就請告訴我,你把他放在哪裡了,我好把他取回來。」

16 耶穌對她說:瑪麗亞!」

她轉過身,用希伯來[b]對耶穌說:「拉波尼[c]!」——這意思是「老師」。

17 耶穌說:「不要碰我,因為我還沒有上到父那裡。你到我弟兄們那裡去告訴他們:我要上到我的父那裡,他也是你們的父;我要上到我的神那裡,他也是你們的神。」

18 茉大拉瑪麗亞就去告訴門徒們:「我看到主了!」她又把耶穌對她說的這些話告訴他們。

向門徒們顯現

19 那日,也就是一週的頭一天[d],傍晚的時候,門徒們所在地方的門戶已經關上了,因為他們怕那些猶太人。耶穌出現了,站在他們當中,對他們說:「願你們平安!」

20 說了這話,他把手和肋旁給他們看。門徒們看見了主,就歡喜。

21 耶穌又對他們說:「願你們平安!正如父差派了我,我也要派遣你們。」 22 說了這話,耶穌向他們吹了一口氣,說:「領受聖靈吧! 23 你們赦免誰的罪,誰的罪就已經被赦免了;你們留下誰的罪,誰的罪就已經被留下了。」

向多馬顯現

24 當耶穌出現的時候,十二使徒[e]中那叫迪杜馬[f]多馬沒有與他們在一起。 25 後來,其他的門徒就告訴他:「我們看到主了!」

他卻說:「我如果不看到他手上的釘痕,把指頭放進那釘痕,再把手放進他的肋旁,我就絕不相信!」

26 八天後,耶穌的門徒們又在屋裡,多馬也與他們在一起。門戶已經關上了,耶穌卻出現,站在他們當中說:「願你們平安!」

27 然後他對多馬說:「把你的指頭伸到這裡來,看看我的手吧。伸出你的手來,放進我的肋旁吧。不要不信,而要信!」

28 多馬回答耶穌,說:「我的主,我的神!」

29 耶穌對他說:「你因為看到了我才信嗎?那沒有看到就信的人,是蒙福的。」

本書的目的

30 事實上,耶穌在他的門徒們面前還行了很多別的神蹟,沒有記在這部書裡。 31 但這些事被記下來,是要你們相信耶穌就是基督、是神的兒子;並且使你們因著信,就奉他的名有生命。

Footnotes

  1. 約翰福音 20:1 一週頭一天——指「星期日」。
  2. 約翰福音 20:16 希伯來語——或譯作「亞蘭語」。
  3. 約翰福音 20:16 參《馬可福音》10:51。
  4. 約翰福音 20:19 一週的頭一天——指「星期日」。
  5. 約翰福音 20:24 使徒——輔助詞語。
  6. 約翰福音 20:24 迪杜馬——意思為「雙胞胎」。

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