New American Standard Bible 2020

John 20

The Empty Tomb

1NowδὲdeG1161on the firstμιᾷmiaG1520dayof the weekσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064earlyπρωῒprōiG4404to the tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419,while it was stillἔτιetiG2089darkσκοτίαςskotiasG4653,and sawβλέπειblepeiG991the stoneλίθονlithonG3037alreadyremovedἠρμένονērmenonG142from the tombμνημείου.mnēmeiouG3419.

2SoοὖνounG3767she ranτρέχειtrecheiG5143and cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and to the otherἄλλονallonG243discipleμαθητὴνmathētēnG3101whomὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lovedἐφίλειephileiG5368,and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “They have takenἦρανēranG142the LordκύριονkurionG2962from the tombμνημείου,mnēmeiouG3419,and we do not knowG3609whereποῦpouG4226they have putἔθηκανethēkanG5087Him.”

3SoοὖνounG3767PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and the otherἄλλοςallosG243discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101leftἘξῆλθενExēlthenG1831,and they were goingἤρχοντοērchontoG2064to the tombμνημεῖον·mnēmeionG3419.

4The twoδύοduoG1417were runningἔτρεχονetrechonG5143togetherὁμοῦ·homouG3674;and the otherἄλλοςallosG243discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101ranG4390aheadG4390,fasterG5036than PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074,and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to the tombμνημεῖον,mnēmeionG3419firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413;

5and hestoopedπαρακύψαςparakupsasG3879toG3879lookG3879in,and sawβλέπειblepeiG991thelinenὀθόνια,othoniaG3608wrappingsG3608lyingκείμεναkeimenaG2749there;howeverμέντοιmentoiG3305he did not goG1525inG1525.

6SoοὖνounG3767SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074alsoG2532cameἜρχεταιErchetaiG2064,followingἀκολουθῶνakolouthōnG190him, and he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the tombμνημεῖον,mnēmeionG3419;and he lookedθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334at the linenὀθόνιαothoniaG3608wrappingsG3608lyingκείμεναkeimenaG2749there,

7andthe face-clothσουδάριονsoudarionG4676whichὃhoG3739had beenἦνēnG1510on His headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776,not lyingκείμενονkeimenonG2749with thelinenὀθονίωνothoniōnG3608wrappingsG3608but foldedG1794upG1794in a placeτόπον.¶toponG5117byG5565itselfG5565.

8SoοὖνounG3767the otherἄλλοςallosG243discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101whohad firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to the tombμνημεῖονmnēmeionG3419alsoG2532enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525thenΤότεToteG5119,and he sawG3708and believedἐπίστευσεν·episteusenG4100.

9Forthey did not yetοὐδέπωoudepōG3764understandG3609the ScriptureγραφὴνgraphēnG1124,that He mustδεῖdeiG1163riseἀναστῆναι.anastēnaiG450from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.

10SoοὖνounG3767the disciplesμαθηταί.¶mathētaiG3101wentG565awayἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565againπάλινpalinG3825to their ownG848homes.

11But MaryΜαρίαMariaG3137was standingεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476outsideἔξωexōG1854the tombμνημείῳmnēmeiōG3419,weepingκλαίουσα.klaiousaG2799;soοὖνounG3767as she weptἔκλαιεν,eklaienG2799, shestoopedπαρέκυψενparekupsenG3879toG3879lookG3879into the tombμνημεῖον,mnēmeionG3419;

12and she sawθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334twoδύοduoG1417angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32in whiteλευκοῖςleukoisG3022sittingκαθεζομένουςkathezomenousG2516,oneἕναhenaG1520at the headκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776and oneἕναhenaG1520at the feetποσίν,posinG4228,whereὅπουhopouG3699the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424had been lyingἔκειτοekeitoG2749.

13And they saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to her, “Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,whyτίtiG5101are you weepingκλαίεις;klaieisG2799?”She saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “BecauseὅτιhotiG3754they have takenG142awayἦρανēranG142my LordκύριόνkurionG2962,and I do not knowG3609whereποῦpouG4226they putἔθηκανethēkanG5087Him.”

14When she had saidG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,she turnedἐστράφηestraphēG4762aroundὀπίσωopisōG3694andsawθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476there, and yet shedid not knowG3609that it was JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424.

15JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her, “Womanγύναι,gunaiG1135,whyτίtiG5101are you weepingκλαίεις;klaieisG2799?WhomτίναtinaG5101are you seekingζητεῖς;zēteisG2212?”ThinkingδοκοῦσαdokousaG1380that He was the gardenerκηπουρόςkēpourosG2780,she saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,ifεἰeiG1487you have carriedG941Him awayG941,tellG3004me whereποῦpouG4226you putἔθηκαςethēkasG5087Him, and I will takeἀρῶ.arōG142Him awayG142.”

16JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her,“MaryΜαριάμ.MariamG3137!”She turnedστραφεῖσαstrapheisaG4762and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him inHebrewἙβραϊστί·HebraistiG1447, “Rabboniραββουνι,rabbouniG4462!” (whichὃhoG3739meansλέγεται,legetaiG3004,Teacherδιδάσκαλε.didaskaleG1320).

17JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her,“StopμήmēG3361clingingἅπτου·haptouG681to Me, for I have not yetοὔπωoupōG3768ascendedἀναβέβηκαanabebēkaG305to the FatherπατέραpateraG3962;but goπορεύουporeuouG4198toMy brothersἀδελφούςadelphousG80and sayG3004to them, ‘I amascendingἀναβαίνωanabainōG305to My FatherπατέραpateraG3962and your FatherπατέραpateraG3962,and My GodθεόνtheonG2316and your GodθεὸνtheonG2316.’”

18MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137MagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnēG3094cameἜρχεταιErchetaiG2064andannouncedG31to the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “I have seenἑώρακαhe'ōrakaG3708the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,” and thatHe had saidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778to her.

Jesus among His Disciples

19NowοὖνounG3767when it was eveningὀψίαςopsiasG3798on that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,the firstμιᾷmiaG1520dayof the weekσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521,and when the doorsθυρῶνthurōnG2374wereshutκεκλεισμένωνkekleismenōnG2808whereὅπουhopouG3699the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were togetherdueδιὰdiaG1223tofearφόβονphobonG5401of theJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064and stoodἔστηestēG2476in their midstμέσονmesonG3319,and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515be to you.”

20And when He had saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He showedἔδειξενedeixenG1166them bothG2532His handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495and His sideπλευρὰνpleuranG4125.The disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101thenοὖνounG3767rejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463when they sawG3708the Lordκύριον.¶kurionG2962.

21SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them againπάλιν·palinG3825, “PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515be to you;justG2531asG2531the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has sentἀπέσταλκένapestalkenG649Me, I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532sendπέμπωpempōG3992you.”

22And when He had saidλέγειlegeiG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He breathedG1720onG1720them and saidG3004to them,“ReceiveλάβετεlabeteG2983the Holyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

23IfἄνanG302you forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863the sinsἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266of anyτινωνtinōnG5100, their sinshave been forgivenἀφέωνταιapheōntaiG863them; ifἄνanG302you retainκρατῆτε,kratēteG2902the sinsof anyτινωνtinōnG5100,they have been retainedκεκράτηνται.¶kekratēntaiG2902.”

24ButThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381,oneεἷςheisG1520ofthe twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427,whoG3588was calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004DidymusΔίδυμοςDidumosG1324,was not with them whenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064.

25SoοὖνounG3767the otherἄλλοιalloiG243disciplesμαθηταί·mathētaiG3101were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to him, “We have seenG3708the Lordκύριον.kurionG2962!”But he saidG3004to them, “UnlessἐὰνeanG1437 G3361I seeG3708inHis handsχερσὶνchersinG5495the imprintG5179of the nailsἥλωνhēlōnG2247,and putβάλωbalōG906my fingerδάκτυλόνdaktulonG1147into the placeG5117of the nailsἥλωνhēlōnG2247,and putβάλωbalōG906my handχεῖραcheiraG5495into His sideπλευρὰνpleuranG4125,I will not believeπιστεύσω.¶pisteusōG4100.”

26EightὀκτὼoktōG3638daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterG3326His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were againπάλινpalinG3825insideἔσωesōG2080,and ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381waswith them. JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,the doorsθυρῶνthurōnG2374having beenshutκεκλεισμένωνkekleismenōnG2808,and stoodἔστηestēG2476in their midstμέσονmesonG3319and saidG3004, “PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515be to you.”

27ThenεἶταeitaG1534He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to ThomasΘωμᾷ·ThōmaG2381, “PlaceφέρεphereG5342your fingerδάκτυλόνdaktulonG1147hereὧδεhōdeG5602,and seeG3708My handsχεῖράςcheirasG5495;and takeφέρεphereG5342your handχεῖράcheiraG5495and putβάλεbaleG906it into My sideπλευράνpleuranG4125;and do not continueγίνουginouG1096in disbeliefἄπιστοςapistosG571, but bea believerπιστός.¶pistosG4103.”

28ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611and saidG3004to Him, “My LordκύριόςkuriosG2962and my GodθεόςtheosG2316!”

29JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him,“BecauseὅτιhotiG3754you have seenG3708Me, have you nowbelievedπεπίστευκας·pepisteukasG4100?BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107arethey who did not seeG3708, and yetbelievedπιστεύσαντες.¶pisteusantesG4100.”

Why This Gospel Was Written

30SoG3767thenG3767,manyΠολλὰPollaG4183otherἄλλαallaG243signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424alsoκαὶkaiG2532performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160inG1799theG1799presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG1799the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,whichἃhaG3739are not writtenγεγραμμέναgegrammenaG1125in thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778bookβιβλίῳbibliōG975;

31but theseταῦταtautaG3778have been writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443you may believeπιστεύσητεpisteusēteG4100that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424is theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316; and that bybelievingπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100you may haveἔχητεechēteG2192lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222in His nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.

The Empty Tomb

Jesus among His Disciples

Why This Gospel Was Written

Commentaries on John 20