Interwoven Gospels Now as they were telling these things, it being now evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors being shut where the disciples were, through fear of the religious leaders, Jesus Himself came and stood in their midst, and saith to them, "Peace be to you." But being in consternation and filled with fear, they thought they saw a spirit. And He said to them, "Why are ye troubled? And wherefore do doubts arise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see that I have." And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side and His feet. Now while they still could not believe for joy and were wondering, He said to them, "Have ye anything here to eat?" And they gave Him a piece of broiled fish; and He took it and ate before them. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. Then Jesus said to them again, "Peace be to you. Even as the Father hath sent Me, I also send you." And having said this, He breathed upon them, and said to them, "Receive ye the Holy Spirit. Whosever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained." But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The 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 and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." Adapted from The Interwoven Gospels © Books for Living, Inc. Digital Edition by V. Gilbert Beers, © 2009 Bible Studio, LLC. Used by Permission. Bible Hub |