16. Then Jesus said to her, “Mary!”She turned and said to him, “Rabboni.” The Aramaic word “Rabboni” means “Teacher”.
17. Jesus told her, “Don't hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God.”
18. Mary Magdalene then went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord. She also told them what he had said to her.
19. The disciples were afraid of the Jewish leaders, and on the evening of that same Sunday they locked themselves in a room. Suddenly, Jesus appeared in the middle of the group. He greeted them
20. and showed them his hands and his side. When the disciples saw the Lord, they became very happy.
21. After Jesus had greeted them again, he said, “I am sending you, just as the Father has sent me.”
22. Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23. If you forgive anyone's sins, they will be forgiven. But if you don't forgive their sins, they will not be forgiven.”
24. Although Thomas the Twin was one of the twelve disciples, he wasn't with the others when Jesus appeared to them.
25. So they told him, “We have seen the Lord!”But Thomas said, “First, I must see the nail scars in his hands and touch them with my finger. I must put my hand where the spear went into his side. I won't believe unless I do this!”
26. A week later the disciples were together again. This time, Thomas was with them. Jesus came in while the doors were still locked and stood in the middle of the group. He greeted his disciples