Chronological

Jesus Is Raised

24 Now on the first day of the week, at very early dawn, they came back to the tomb bringing the fragrant spices which they had prepared. ² And they found the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, ³ but when they^[a] went in, they did not find the body.^{[b] 4} And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men in gleaming clothing stood near them. ⁵ And as^[c] they were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, “Why are you looking for the living among the dead? ⁶ He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he spoke to you while he^[d] was still in Galilee, ⁷ saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of men who are sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise?” ⁸ And they remembered his words, ⁹ and when they^[e] returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. ¹⁰ Now Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the others with them were telling these things to the apostles. ¹¹ And these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they refused to believe them. ¹² But Peter got up and^[f] ran to the tomb, and bending over to look, he saw only the strips of linen cloth, and he went away to his home^[g] wondering what had happened.

Jesus Encountered on the Road to Emmaus

¹³ And behold, on that same day, two of them were traveling to a village named^[h] Emmaus that was sixty stadia^[i] distant from Jerusalem, ¹⁴ and they were conversing with one another about all these things that had happened. ¹⁵ And it happened that while they were conversing, and discussing, Jesus himself also approached and^[j] began to go along with^[k] them, ¹⁶ but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. ¹⁷ And he said to them, “What are these matters that you are discussing with one another as you^[l] are walking along?” And they stood still, looking sad. ¹⁸ And one of them, named^[m] Cleopas, answered and^[n] said to him, “Are you the only one living near Jerusalem and not knowing the things that have happened in it in these days?” ¹⁹ And he said to them, “What things?” So they said to him, “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, a man who was a prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people, ²⁰ and how our chief priests and rulers handed him over to a sentence of death, and crucified him. ²¹ But we were hoping that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. But in addition to all these things, this is the third day since^[o] these things took place. ²² But also some women from among us astonished us, who were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and when they^[p] did not find his body, they came back saying they had seen even a vision of angels, who said that he was alive! ²⁴ And some of those with us went out to the tomb and found it^[q] like this, just as the women had also said, but him they did not see.” ²⁵ And he said to them, “O foolish and slow in heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶ Was it not necessary that the Christ suffer these things and enter into his glory?” ²⁷ And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things concerning himself in all the scriptures. ²⁸ And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he acted as though he was going farther. ²⁹ And they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening, and by this time the day is far spent.” And he went in to stay with them. ³⁰ And it happened that when he reclined at the table with them, he took the bread and^[r] gave thanks, and after^[s] breaking it,^[t] he gave it^[u] to them. ³¹ And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became invisible to them. ³² And they said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?” ³³ And they got up that same hour and^[v] returned to Jerusalem and found the eleven and those with them assembled, ³⁴ saying, “The Lord has really been raised, and has appeared to Simon!” ³⁵ And they began describing^[w] what happened^[x] on the road, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

³⁶ And while^[y] they were saying these things, he himself stood there among them.^{[z] 37} But they were startled and became terrified, and^[aa] thought they had seen a ghost. ³⁸ And he said to them, “Why are you frightened? And for what reason do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ Look at my hands and my feet, that I am I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”^{[ab] 40} And when he^[ac] had said this, he showed them his^[ad] hands and his^[ae] feet. ⁴¹ And while^[af] they were still disbelieving because of joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Do you have anything to eat^[ag] here?” ⁴² So they gave him a piece of broiled fish, ⁴³ and he took it^[ah] and^[ai] ate it^[aj] in front of them.

Jesus Commissions His Disciples

⁴⁴ And he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I^[ak] was still with you, that everything that is written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, ⁴⁶ and said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷ and repentance and the forgiveness^[al] of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations,^[am] beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And behold, I am sending out^[an] what was promised by my Father upon you, but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰ And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. ⁵¹ And it happened that while he was blessing them, he parted from them and was taken up into heaven. ⁵² And they worshiped him and^[ao] returned to Jerusalem with great joy. ⁵³ And they were continually^[ap] in the temple courts^[aq] praising God.

Jesus Is Raised

20 Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it^[a] was still dark, and saw the stone had been taken away from the tomb. ² So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord from the tomb and we do not know where they have put him!” ³ Then Peter and the other disciple went out and were going to the tomb. ⁴ And the two were running together, and the other disciple ran ahead, faster than Peter, and came to the tomb first. ⁵ And bending over to look, he saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, though he did not go in. ⁶ Then Simon Peter also came following him, and he went into the tomb and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, ⁷ and the facecloth that was on his head—not lying with the strips of linen cloth, but folded up separately in one place. ⁸ So then the other disciple who had come to the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed. ⁹ (For they did not yet know the scripture that it was necessary for him to rise from the dead.)

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

¹⁰ Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.^{[b] 11} But Mary stood outside at the tomb, weeping. Then, while she was weeping, she bent over to look into the tomb, ¹² and she saw two angels in white, seated one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been lying. ¹³ And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have put him!” ¹⁴ When she^[c] had said these things, she turned around^[d] and saw Jesus standing there, and she did not know that it was Jesus.

¹⁵ Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” She thought that it was the gardener, and^[e] said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.” ¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned around and^[f] said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni” (which means “Teacher”). ¹⁷ Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.’” ¹⁸ Mary Magdalene came and^[g] announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and he had said these things to her.

Jesus Appears to the Disciples

¹⁹ Now when it^[h] was evening on that day—the first day of the week—and the doors had been shut where the disciples were because of fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace to you.” ²⁰ And when he^[i] had said this, he showed his^[j] hands and his^[k] side to them. Then the disciples rejoiced when they^[l] saw the Lord. ²¹ So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.” ²² And when he^[m] had said this, he breathed on them^[n] and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If you retain the sins^[o] of any, they are retained.”

Thomas Doubts But Later Believes

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

²⁶ And after eight days his disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Although^[q] the doors had been shut, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said, “Peace to you.” ²⁷ Then he said to Thomas, “Place your finger here and see my hands, and place your hand and put it^[r] into my side. And do not be unbelieving, but believing!” ²⁸ Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” ²⁹ Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, have you believed? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”

Why This Book Was Written

³⁰ Now Jesus also performed many other signs in the presence of the disciples^[s] which are not recorded in this book, ³¹ but these things are recorded in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by^[t] believing you may have life in his name.

Jesus Appears to the Disciples in Galilee

21 After these things Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now he revealed himself^[u] in this way: ² Simon Peter and Thomas (who was called Didymus)^[v] and Nathanael from Cana in Galilee and the sons of Zebedee and two others of his disciples were together. ³ Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing!” They said to him, “We also are coming with you.” They went out and got into the boat, and during that night they caught nothing.

⁴ Now when it^[w] was already early morning, Jesus stood on the beach. However, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. ⁵ So Jesus said to them, “Children, you do not have any fish to eat, do you?^[x] They answered him, “No.” ⁶ And he said to them, “Throw the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.”^[y] So they threw it,^[z] and were no longer able to haul it in from the large number of the fish.

⁷ Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” So Simon Peter, when he^[aa] heard that it was the Lord, tied around himself his outer garment (for he was naked)^[ab] and threw himself into the sea. ⁸ But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net of fish, because they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits^[ac] away.

⁹ So when they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire laid there, and a fish lying on it,^[ad] and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just now caught.” ¹¹ So Simon Peter got into the boat^[ae] and hauled the net to the land, full of large fish—one hundred fifty-three—and although there^[af] were so many, the net was not torn. ¹² Jesus said to them, “Come, eat breakfast!” But none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they^[ag] knew that it was the Lord. ¹³ Jesus came and took the bread and gave it^[ah] to them, and the fish likewise. ¹⁴ This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he^[ai] had been raised from the dead.

Peter Is Restored Three Times

¹⁵ Now when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs!” ¹⁶ He said to him again a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Shepherd my sheep!” ¹⁷ He said to him a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed because he said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything! You know that I love you!” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep! ¹⁸ Truly, truly I say to you, when you were young, you tied your clothes^[aj] around yourself and walked wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will tie you up and carry you where you do not want to go.^{[ak] 19} (Now he said this to indicate by what kind of death he would glorify God.) And after he^[al] had said this, he said to him, “Follow me!”

Peter and the Other Disciple Jesus Loved

²⁰ Peter turned and^[am] saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them^[an] (who also leaned back on his chest at the dinner and said, “Lord, who is the one betraying you?”) ²¹ So when he^[ao] saw this one, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, but what about this one?” ²² Jesus said to him, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that^[ap] to you? You follow me!” ²³ So this saying went out to the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that^[aq] to you?”

A Concluding Word of Testimony

²⁴ This is the disciple who is testifying about these things, and who has written down these things. And we know that his testimony is true. ²⁵ Now there are also many other things that Jesus did, which—if they were written down one after the other—I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written.