16. Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and said in Aramaic, “Rabboni,” which means “Teacher.”
17. Jesus said to her, “You don’t need to hold on to me! I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my followers and tell them this: ‘I am going back to my Father and your Father. I am going back to my God and your God.’”
18. Mary Magdalene went to the followers and told them, “I saw the Lord!” And she told them what he had said to her.
19. The day was Sunday, and that same evening the followers were together. They had the doors locked because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them. He said, “Peace be with you!”
20. As soon as he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. When the followers saw the Lord, they were very happy.
21. Then Jesus said again, “Peace be with you. It was the Father who sent me, and I am now sending you in the same way.”
22. Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23. If you forgive the sins of anyone, their sins are forgiven. If there is anyone whose sins you don’t forgive, their sins are not forgiven.”
24. Thomas (called Didymus) was one of the twelve, but he was not with the other followers when Jesus came.