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But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.

And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.

For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, "Not one of His bones shall be broken." Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalms 34:20">[fn]

and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself.

When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

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."

And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace to you!"

And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;

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.

Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.

Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea.

This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.

Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?"

This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, [fn] with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

(Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.

"For it is written in the book of Psalms: 'Let his dwelling place be desolate,And let no one live in it'; Psalms 69:25 ">[fn] and,'Let Psalms 109:8 ">[fn] another take his office.' [fn]