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city called Nazareth, hat what was spoken y the prophets might be fulfilled. "He shallbe called a Nazarene

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Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene ame o the tomb early, while it wasstill dark, and saw hat the stone had been aken away rom the omb. ' So she an, andwent o Simon Peter nd he other disciple, he one whom Jesus oved, and said o them,"They have aken he Lord out of the omb, and we do not know where hey have aidhim." 3 Peter hen came out with the other disciple, and hey went oward he omb.aThey both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached he omb first; 5 and

stooping o look n, he saw he inen cloths ying here, ut he did not go n.o

ThenSimon Peter ame, ollowing him, and went nto he omb; he saw he inen clothes ying,' and he napkin, which had been n his head, ot ying with the inen cloths but rolled upin a place by itself. t Then he other disciple, who reached he tomb first, also went in,and he saw and believed; for ur yet hey did not know the scripture, hat he must risefrom he dead. 0Then he disciples ent back o their homes.I I But Mary stood weeping outside he omb, and as she wept she stooped o look intothe omb; t2 and she saw wo angels n white, sitting where he body of Jesus ad ain,one at the head and one at the feet. ' They said o her, "Woman, why are you weeping?"She aid o them, Because hey have aken away my Lord, and do not know where heyhave aid him." la Saying his, she urned ound and saw Jesus t anding, ut she did not

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Jesus aid o her, Woman, why are you weeping? Whom doyou seek?" Supposing im to bethe gardener, he said o him, "Sir, f you have arriedhim away. 'o Jesus aid o her, ,"Mary. She urned and said o him n Hebrew, Rab-bo'ni " which means eacher). Jesus aid o her, Do not hold me, or I have not ye tascended o the Father; ut go o my brethren nd say o them, am ascending o myFather nd your Fathdr, o my God and your God." 8 Mary Magdalene ent and said othe disciples, l have seen he Lord", and she old hem hat he had said hese hings oher.l9 On the evening f that day, he irst day of the week, he doors being shut where hedisciples ere, or fear of the Jews, esus ame nd stood mong hem and said o them,"Peace e with you." 20When he had said his, e showed hem his hands ndhis side.

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Jesus aid o them again. Peacebe with you. As the Father as sent me, even o send youJ 22 And when he had saidthis, he breathed n them, and said o them, Receive he Holy Spirit. 23If you forgivethe sins of any, hey are orgiven; f you etain he sins of any, hey are etained."24 Now Thomas, ne of the welve, alled he Twin, was not with them when Jesuscame. 2s So he other disciple old him, "We have seen he Lord." But he said o them,"Unless see n his hands he print of the nails, and place my finger n the mark of thenails, and place my hand n his side, will not believe."

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F'26 Eight days ater, his disciples were again n the house, and Thomas was with them.The doors were shut, but Jesus ame and stood among hem, and said, Peace e withyou." 27Then he said o Thomas, Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out

your hand, and place t in my side; do not be faithless, ut believin ."tt

Thomasanswered im, "My Lord and my God " 2eJesus aid o him, "Have you believed-because ou have seen me? Blessed re hose who have not seen and yet believe."30 Now Jesus id many other signs n the presence f the disciples, hich are notwritten n this book; '' but these are written hat you may believe hat Jesus s the Chri st,the Son of the God, and hat believing ou may have ife in his name.

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