But go to the disciples and tell them, I am going to my
Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Mary Magdalene ran and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord
and gave them His message. In the evening of that first day of the
week, where the disciples were assembled with the doors locked for fear
of the Jews, Jesus appeared and stood in their midst. He said to them,
Peace be to you. When He said this, He showed them His hands and His
side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Then Jesus said to
them again, Peace be to you; as my Father has sent me, even so send I
you. When He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them,
Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them; and
whose sins you retain, they are retained.
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when
Jesus came. The other disciples told him, We have seen the Lord. But he
said to them, Unless I see the print of the nails in His hands, and put
my finger into the nailprints, and thrust my hand into His side, I will
not believe.
Eight days passed. The disciples were inside with the doors closed and
Thomas was with them. Then Jesus appeared and stood in their midst. He
said, Peace be to you. Then He said to Thomas, put your finger here and
see my hands; and put you hand into my side.
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