19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the
doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of
the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with
you.” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then
the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again,
“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22When
he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the
Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if
you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” 24But Thomas (who was
called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said
to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my
finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not
believe.” 26A week later his disciples were again in the house, and
Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and
stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27Then he said to
Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand
and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” 28Thomas answered
him, “My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus said to him, “Have you believed
because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet
have come to believe.” 30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence
of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31But these are
written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the
Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
Reader: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, O Christ. (John 20:31)
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John 20 (Easter Sunday)