Year of the Bible
John 20
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Commentary on The Gospel According to St. John, Chapter 20:
The Resurrection of Jesus brings hope after the shock of the crucifixion. Mary, Peter, and the beloved disciple go to the tomb. When they discover it empty, the men believe and return home, while Mary stays and encounters the risen Jesus. That evening, Jesus appears to the disciples other than Thomas. He gives them the Holy Spirit that they may forgive sins, thus continuing His ministry. Thomas has concerns, so Jesus appears to him to meet those concerns. Thomas becomes the first to call Jesus “God.” The chapter concludes with a reminder that this Gospel was written to foster belief that leads to eternal life.
The Gospel According to St. John, Chapter 20:
The Resurrection of Jesus
1 Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 3 Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb. 4 They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first; 5 and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying, 7 and the napkin, which had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9 for as yet they did not know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10 Then the disciples went back to their homes.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb; 12 and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 14 Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). 17Jesus said to her, “Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” 18Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
Jesus Gives the Disciples the Power to Forgive Sins
19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
Jesus and Thomas
24 Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
26 Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “You have believed because you have seen me. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”
The Purpose of This Book
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
*Daily Lectio Divina Question:
Jn. 20:25 “Unless I see…I will not believe.” Do I put conditions on the Lord in my relationship with Him that prevent me from being able to proclaim, “My Lord and My God?” (Jn. 20:28) Jesus, increase my faith and help me to trust You even more!
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Juan 20
1 El día siguiente al sábado, muy temprano,
cuando todavía estaba oscuro,
fue María Magdalena al sepulcro y vio
quitada la piedra del sepulcro. 2 Entonces
echó a correr, llegó hasta donde estaban
Simón Pedro y el otro discípulo, el que Jesús
amaba, y les dijo:
–Se han llevado al Señor del sepulcro
y no sabemos dónde lo han puesto.
3 Salió Pedro con el otro discípulo y
fueron al sepulcro.
4 Los dos corrían juntos, pero el otro
discípulo corrió más aprisa que Pedro y
llegó antes al sepulcro. 5 Se inclinó y vio
allí los lienzos plegados, pero no entró.
6 Llegó tras él Simón Pedro, entró en el
sepulcro y vio los lienzos plegados, 7 y el
sudario que había sido puesto en su cabeza,
no plegado junto con los lienzos,
sino aparte, todavía enrollado, en un sitio.
8 Entonces entró también el otro discípulo
que había llegado antes al sepulcro,
vio y creyó. 9 No entendían aún la
Escritura según la cual era preciso que
resucitara de entre los muertos. 10 Y los
discípulos se marcharon de nuevo a
casa.
11 María estaba fuera, llorando junto
al sepulcro. Mientras lloraba se inclinó
hacia el sepulcro, 12 y vio a dos ángeles
de blanco, sentados uno a la cabecera y
otro a los pies, donde había sido colocado
el cuerpo de Jesús. 13 Ellos dijeron:
–Mujer, ¿por qué lloras?
–Se han llevado a mi Señor y no sé
dónde lo han puesto –les respondió.
14 Dicho esto, se volvió hacia atrás y
vio a Jesús de pie, pero no sabía que era
Jesús. 15 Le dijo Jesús:
–Mujer, ¿por qué lloras? ¿A quién
buscas?
Ella, pensando que era el hortelano,
le dijo:
–Señor, si te lo has llevado tú, dime
dónde lo has puesto y yo lo recogeré.
16 Jesús le dijo:
–¡María!
Ella, volviéndose, exclamó en hebreo:
–¡Rabbuni! –que quiere decir:
«Maestro».
17 Jesús le dijo:
–Suéltame, que aún no he subido
a mi Padre; pero vete donde están mis
hermanos y diles: «Subo a mi Padre y
a vuestro Padre, a mi Dios y a vuestro
Dios».
18 Fue María Magdalena y anunció a
los discípulos:
–¡He visto al Señor!, y me ha dicho
estas cosas.
19 Al atardecer de aquel día, el siguiente
al sábado, con las puertas del
lugar donde se habían reunido los discípulos
cerradas por miedo a los judíos, vino Jesús,
se presentó en medio de ellos y les dijo:
–La paz esté con vosotros.
20 Y dicho esto les mostró las manos
y el costado.
Al ver al Señor, los discípulos se alegraron.
21 Les repitió:
–La paz esté con vosotros. Como el
Padre me envió, así os envío yo.
22 Dicho esto sopló sobre ellos y les
dijo:
–Recibid el Espíritu Santo; 23 a quienes
les perdonéis los pecados, les son
perdonados; a quienes se los retengáis,
les son retenidos.
24 Tomás, uno de los doce, llamado
Dídimo, no estaba con ellos cuando
vino Jesús. 25 Los otros discípulos le dijeron:
–¡Hemos visto al Señor!
Pero él les respondió:
–Si no le veo en las manos la marca
de los clavos, y no meto mi dedo en esa
marca de los clavos y meto mi mano en
el costado, no creeré.
26 A los ocho días, estaban otra vez
dentro sus discípulos y Tomás con ellos.
Aunque estaban las puertas cerradas,
vino Jesús, se presentó en medio y dijo:
–La paz esté con vosotros.
27 Después le dijo a Tomás:
–Trae aquí tu dedo y mira mis manos,
y trae tu mano y métela en mi costado,
y no seas incrédulo sino creyente.
28 Respondió Tomás y le dijo:
–¡Señor mío y Dios mío!
29 Jesús contestó:
–Porque me has visto has creído;
bienaventurados los que sin haber visto
hayan creído.
30 Muchos otros signos hizo también
Jesús en presencia de sus discípulos, que
no han sido escritos en este libro. 31 Sin
embargo, éstos han sido escritos para
que creáis que Jesús es el Cristo, el Hijo
de Dios, y para que creyendo tengáis
vida en su nombre.
Pregunta de Lectio Divina del día de hoy
Juan 20:25. "A menos que vea...no creeré". ¿Pongo condiciones al Señor en mi relación con El que me previenen el ser capaz de proclamar "Mi Señor y Mi Dios"? (Juan 20:28) Jesús, acrecienta mi fe y ayúdame a confiar en Ti cada vez más
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