Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

²⁷ And when they had brought the apostles, they set them before the council. And the chief priest asked them, ²⁸ saying, Did we not strictly order you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

²⁹ Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought more to obey God than men. ³⁰ The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you slew, hanging him on a tree. ³¹ Him God has lifted up with his right hand, to be a ruler and a saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. ³² And we are his witnesses concerning these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.

⁴ John, to the seven congregations in Asia. Grace be with you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits that are present before his throne, ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, who is a faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and Lord over the kings of the earth.

To him who loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood, ⁶ and made us kings and priests unto God his Father, be glory and dominion forevermore. Amen. ⁷ Behold, he comes with clouds, and all eyes shall see him, and they also who pierced him. And all the kindreds of the earth shall wail. Even so. Amen. ⁸ I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord Almighty, who is and who was and who is to come.

¹⁹ The same day at night, which was the day after the Sabbath day, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled together for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, Peace be with you. ²⁰ And when he had so said, he showed to them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

²¹ Then Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As my Father sent me, so I also send you.

²² And when he had said that, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ Whosever sins you remit, they are remitted to them, and whosever sins you retain, they are retained.

²⁴ But Thomas (called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵ The other disciples said to him, We have seen the Lord! And he said to them, Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger in the marks 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. Then Jesus came when the doors were shut and stood in their midst and said, Peace be with you.

²⁷ After that he said to Thomas, Bring your finger here, and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing.

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

²⁹ Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you have seen me, therefore you believe. Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe!

³⁰ And Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. ³¹ These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is Christ, the Son of God, and so that in believing you may have life through his name.