Study Desk

Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?”

The soldiers also twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and clothed him in a purple robe.

And they kept coming up to him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were slapping his face.

When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, a part for each soldier. They also took the tunic, which was seamless, woven in one piece from the top.

Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.”

A jar full of sour wine was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it up to his mouth.

When they came to Jesus, they did not break his legs since they saw that he was already dead.

But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once blood and water came out.

He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.

For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: Not one of his bones will be broken.

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’s body. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and took his body away.

The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.

Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

A week later his disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book.

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

After this, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way:

Simon Peter, Thomas (called “Twin”), Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples were together.

This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.