The Tomb is Found Empty, Because Jesus Arose From the Dead |
John 20:1-31 The Gospel According to John [in Smaller Chunks] |
The first day of the week, Mary Magdalene [came] early to the [tomb.] [Leviticus 23:3 Work shall be done 6 days: but the 7th day is the Sabbath of rest, [a] Holy [assembly.] You shall do no work [on it.] It is the Sabbath of the Lord, in all your dwellings.] |
When it was [still] dark, [Mary] [saw] the stone, [a.k.a. boulder,] was taken away from the [tomb.] [Mark 15:46 And [Joseph of Arimathaea] brought fine linen, & took [Jesus] down, & wrapped Him in the linen, & laid [Jesus] in a [tomb] which was [cut] out of rock, & rolled a stone [onto] the [tomb's entrance.] |
Then, [Mary Magdalene ran] & [came] to Simon Peter, & the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, & said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the [tomb,] & we [don't] know where they have laid [Jesus.] [John 21:24 This is the disciple, [who testifies about] these things, & wrote these things. And we know that his testimony is true.] |
Therefore, Peter & that other disciple went [out,] & came to the [tomb.] They both ran [this way] together; & the other disciple [outran] Peter, & came to the [tomb] first. |
And stooping down, & looking in, he saw the linen clothes, [a.k.a. cloths,] lying. [Still,] he [didn't go] in. Then, Simon Peter following him, [came,] & went into the [tomb,] & [saw] the linen clothes [lying.] And the napkin, that was [tied] [around Jesus'] head, [wasn't] lying with the linen clothes, but [were] wrapped, [a.k.a. folded,] together in a place by itself. |
Then, that other disciple, [who] 1st came to the [tomb,] also went in, & he saw & believed. *For they [still didn't know, a.k.a. understand,] the Scripture, that [Jesus] must rise again from the dead. [Psalm 49:14-15 *They are laid in the grave like sheep; & death shall feed on them. And the upright shall have dominion, [a.k.a. power,] over them in the morning. And their beauty shall consume, [a.k.a. decay,] in the grave, from [where] [they dwell.] But God will redeem My soul, [a.k.a. life,] from the power of the grave. For He shall receive Me. Selah.] |
Then, the disciples went away again to their own home. But Mary stood [outside] the [tomb] weeping. And as [Mary] wept, she stooped down & looked into the [tomb,] & saw 2 Angels in white, sitting, the one at the head, where the body of Jesus was lain, & the other at the feet. |
And they [said] to [Mary,] Woman, why [do] you [weep?] [Mary said] to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, & I [don't] know where they have laid Him. And when [Mary] had said [this,] she turned herself back, & saw Jesus standing, & [didn't know] that it was Jesus. [Mark 16:12 After that, [Jesus] appeared in another form, [a.k.a. image,] to two of them, as they walked, & went out into the country.] |
Jesus said to [Mary,] Woman, why [do] you [weep?] Whom [do] you [seek?] [Mary thought Jesus was] the gardener, & [said] to Him, Sir, if You have [carried] Him [from] [here,] tell me where you [have] laid Him, & I will take Him away. Jesus said to her, Mary. She turned herself, & [said] to Him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master, [a.k.a. Teacher.] |
Jesus [said] to [Mary,] [Don't] touch Me, I [haven't] ascended to My Father yet: but go to My brethren. And say to them, I ascend, [a.k.a. go up] to My Father, & your Father, & to My God, & your God. [Psalm 16:8-10 *I have always [put] the Lord before Me: because He is at My right hand [side,] & I shall not be moved. Therefore, My heart is glad, & My glory [rejoices.] Also, My flesh shall also rest in hope. *For You [won't] leave My soul in hell. Neither [will] You [allow] Your Holy One to see corruption, [a.k.a. decay.] |
Mary Magdalene came & told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, & that He had spoken these things to her. Then, the same day, being the first day of the week, at evening, where the disciples were assembled, [with] the doors shut, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came & stood in the [middle,] & said to them, Peace be to you. And when [Jesus] had said [this,] He [showed] to them His hands & His side. *Then, when they saw the Lord, the disciples were glad. [Zechariah 13:6 *And [someone] shall say to Him, What are these wounds in Your hands? Then, He shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of My friends.] |
Then, Jesus said to them again, Peace be to you. [Like] My Father [has] sent Me, I [also] send you. [Acts 1:7-9 and [Jesus] said to them, It isn't for you to know the times or the seasons, [that] the Father [has] put in His Own Power. But you shall receive power, after the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a Holy Spirit, has] come upon you. And you shall be [My] witnesses, both in: Jerusalem, in all [of] Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] & in Samaria, & to the [furthest parts] of the earth. And when [Jesus] had spoken these things, while they [watched,] a cloud received Him, & He was taken up out of their sight.] |
And when [Jesus] had said this, He breathed on them, & [said] to them, You, receive, [a.k.a. accept,] the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.] [Whoever's] sins you [forgive,] they are [forgiven] them. And [whoever's] sins you retain, they [remain.] |
But Thomas, called Didymus, 1 of the 12, wasn't with them when Jesus came. Therefore, the other disciples said to [Thomas,] We have seen the Lord. But [Thomas] said to them, [Unless,] I shall see in [Jesus'] hands the print of the nails & put my finger into the [nail prints,] & thrust my hand onto His side, I won't believe. |
And after 8 days, [Jesus'] disciples were again [inside,] & Thomas was with them. Then Jesus came, [eventhough] the doors [were] shut, & stood in the [middle,] & said, Peace be to you. *Then, [Jesus] said to Thomas, Reach your finger [here,] & [see] My hands. Reach your hand [here,] & thrust it into My said. And [don't] be [without faith,] but believing. |
[Zechariah 12:10 *And I will pour the Spirit of Grace & of [petitions,] upon the house of David, & [Jerusalem's] inhabitants. And they shall look upon Me, Whom they have pierced. And they shall mourn for Him, [like someone] mourns for His only Son, & shall be in bitterness for Him, [like someone, who] is in bitterness for His firstborn.] |
And Thomas answered & said to [Jesus,] My Lord, & my God. Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you [have] seen Me, you [have] believed. Blessed are [those, who] haven't seen, & [still] have believed. |
And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this Book. [John 21:25 And there are also many other things [that] Jesus did, [of] which, if every one [were to] be written, I suppose that even the world itself, couldn't contain, [a.k.a. hold,] [all] the books that should be written. Amen.] |
But these are written, [so] that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. And that believing, you might have [eternal] Life, through His Name. |