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1406 The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to St. John

20 And when he had said this, he shewed them Chapter 21
his hands and his side. The disciples therefore
were glad, when they saw the Lord. After this, Jesus shewed himself again to the dis-
21 He said therefore to them again: Peace be ciples at the sea of Tiberias. And he shewed
to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send himself after this manner.
you. 2 There were together Simon Peter, and
22 When he had said this, he breathed on Thomas, who is called Didymus, and Nathanael,
them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy who was of Cana of Galilee, and the sons of
Ghost. Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.
23 Whose sins you shall forgive, they are for- 3 Simon Peter saith to them: I go a fishing.
given them; and whose sins you shall retain, they They say to him: We also come with thee. And
are retained. they went forth, and entered into the ship: and
24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who is that night they caught nothing.
called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus 4 But when the morning was come, Jesus
came. stood on the shore: yet the disciples knew not
25 The other disciples therefore said to him: that it was Jesus.
We have seen the Lord. But he said to them: 5 Jesus therefore said to them: Children, have
Except I shall see in his hands the print of the you any meat? They answered him: No.
nails, and put my finger into the place of the 6 He saith to them: Cast the net on the right
nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not side of the ship, and you shall find. They cast
believe. therefore; and now they were not able to draw
26 And after eight days again his disciples it, for the multitude of fishes.
were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus 7 That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved,
cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the said to Peter: It is the Lord. Simon Peter, when
midst, and said: Peace be to you. he heard that it was the Lord, girt his coat about
27 Then he saith to Thomas: Put in thy fin- him, (for he was naked,) and cast himself into the
ger hither, and see my hands; and bring hither sea.
thy hand, and put it into my side; and be not 8 But the other disciples came in the ship,
faithless, but believing. (for they were not far from the land, but as it
28 Thomas answered, and said to him: My were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with
Lord, and my God. fishes.
29 Jesus saith to him: Because thou hast seen 9 As soon then as they came to land, they
me, Thomas, thou hast believed: blessed are saw hot coals lying, and a fish laid thereon, and
they that have not seen, and have believed. bread.
30 Many other signs also did Jesus in the sight 10 Jesus saith to them: Bring hither of the
of his disciples, which are not written in this fishes which you have now caught.
book. 11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to
31 But these are written, that you may believe land, full of great fishes, one hundred and fifty-
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and three. And although there were so many, the net
that believing, you may have life in his name. was not broken.