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But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn't break his legs.

One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.

These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, "Not one of his bones will be broken,"

Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, "I have seen the Lord!" Then she gave them his message.

As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord!

They told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he replied, "I won't believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side."

But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.

Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, "It's the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and headed to shore.

This was the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since he had been raised from the dead.

This disciple is the one who testifies to these events and has recorded them here. And we know that his account of these things is accurate.

until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit.

(Judas had bought a field with the money he received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines.

The news of his death spread to all the people of Jerusalem, and they gave the place the Aramaic name Akeldama, which means "Field of Blood.")

Peter continued, "This was written in the book of Psalms, where it says, ‘Let his home become desolate, with no one living in it.' It also says, ‘Let someone else take his position.'

But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.

No wonder my heart is glad, and my tongue shouts his praises! My body rests in hope.

"Dear brothers, think about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn't referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us.

But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David's own descendants would sit on his throne.

David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave.

Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"