V. The Appearances of Christ............................... 20:11-21:25
Joh 20:11
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,Joh 20:12
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.Joh 20:13
And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.Joh 20:14
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.Joh 20:15
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.Joh 20:16
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.Joh 20:17
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.Joh 20:18
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.Joh 20:19
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.Joh 20:20
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.Joh 20:21
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.Joh 20:22
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:Joh 20:23
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.Joh 20:24
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.Joh 20:25
The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.Joh 20:26
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.Joh 20:27
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.Joh 20:28
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.Joh 20:29
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.Joh 20:30
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:Joh 20:31
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.Joh 21:1
After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.Joh 21:2
There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.Joh 21:3
Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.Joh 21:4
But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.Joh 21:5
Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.Joh 21:6
And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.Joh 21:7
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.Joh 21:8
And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.Joh 21:9
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.Joh 21:10
Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.Joh 21:11
Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.Joh 21:12
Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.Joh 21:13
Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.Joh 21:14
This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.Joh 21:15
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.Joh 21:16
He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.Joh 21:17
He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.Joh 21:18
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.Joh 21:19
This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.Joh 21:20
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?Joh 21:21
Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?Joh 21:22
Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.Joh 21:23
Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?Joh 21:24
This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.Joh 21:25
And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.