Day 315 of 364

^20:1Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. ^20:2Therefore 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 out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have laid him!” ^20:3Therefore Peter and the other disciple went out, and they went toward the tomb. ^20:4They both ran together. The other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. ^20:5Stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he didn’t enter in. ^20:6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying, ^20:7and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself. ^20:8So then the other disciple who came first to the tomb also entered in, and he saw and believed. ^20:9For as yet they didn’t know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. ^20:10So the disciples went away again to their own homes. ^20:11But Mary was standing outside at the tomb weeping. So as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb, ^20:12and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. ^20:13They asked her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they have laid him.” ^20:14When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, and didn’t know that it was Jesus. ^20:15Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” ^20:16Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him, “Rabboni!” which is to say, “Teacher!” ^20:17Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” ^20:18Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her. ^20:19When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle and said to them, “Peace be to you.” ^20:20When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord. ^20:21Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” ^20:22When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit! ^20:23If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.” ^20:24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn’t with them when Jesus came. ^20:25The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” ^20:26After eight days, again his disciples were inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the middle, and said, “Peace be to you.” ^20:27Then he said to Thomas, “Reach here your finger, and see my hands. Reach here your hand, and put it into my side. Don’t be unbelieving, but believing.” ^20:28Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” ^20:29Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” ^20:30Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; ^20:31but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name. ^21:1After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way. ^21:2Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. ^21:3Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.” They told him, “We are also coming with you.” They immediately went out and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing. ^21:4But when day had already come, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples didn’t know that it was Jesus. ^21:5Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” ^21:6He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish. ^21:7That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around himself (for he was naked), and threw himself into the sea. ^21:8But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish. ^21:9So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish and bread laid on it. ^21:10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.” ^21:11Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of one hundred fifty-three great fish. Even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn. ^21:12Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast!” None of the disciples dared inquire of him, “Who are you?” knowing that it was the Lord. ^21:13Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise. ^21:14This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples after he had risen from the dead. ^21:15So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” ^21:16He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” ^21:17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. ^21:18Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you don’t want to go.” ^21:19Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.” ^21:20Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ chest at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?” ^21:21Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” ^21:22Jesus said to him, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.” ^21:23This saying therefore went out among the brothers that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, but, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?” ^21:24This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true. ^21:25There are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they would all be written, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written.

¹The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, ²until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. ³To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about God’s Kingdom. ⁴Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me. ⁵For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” ⁶Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?” ⁷He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority. ⁸But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.” ⁹When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. ¹⁰While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing, ¹¹who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.” ¹²Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. ¹³When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. ¹⁴All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. ¹⁵In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said, ¹⁶“Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus. ¹⁷For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry. ¹⁸Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines gushed out. ¹⁹It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’ ²⁰For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’ ²¹“Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, ²²beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.” ²³They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. ²⁴They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen ²⁵to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.” ²⁶They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.