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18 aMary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.  

The Apostles Commissioned

19 aThen, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were1 assembled, for bfear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, c“Peace be with you.”  
20 When He had said this, He ashowed them His hands and His side. bThen the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.  
21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! aAs the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”  
22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 aIf you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”  

Seeing and Believing

24 Now Thomas, acalled the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.  
25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”
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John 20:20

John 20:20 He shewed unto them [his] hands and his side. The Lord showed his wounds to convince them beyond a doubt that it was not a fantasy or an apparition. A week later he shows his wounds to Thomas. The resurrected body still bore these proofs of his suffering and love. Sixty years later, when John, at Patmos, saw the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, he beheld "a Lamb as it had been slain" (Revelation 5:6). Perhaps our Lord in glory continues to bear the marks of the cross. Perhaps these will forever, as we gaze in glory, remind us of the story of our redemption.




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