Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

(Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.)

Judas took the piece of bread and went out immediately. (Now it was night.)

You are clean already because of the word that I have spoken to you.

I am praying on behalf of them. I am not praying on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you have given me, because they belong to you.

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before and who was one of the rulers, said,

It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

Nathanael replied, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip replied, “Come and see.”

They heaped insults on him, saying, “You are his disciple! We are disciples of Moses!

If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me.

Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.

Now a certain man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council,

and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.

For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

Jesus replied, “Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?”

and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.)

And so, because it was the Jewish day of preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus’ body there.

Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory – the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.