April 7, 2024 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
John 20:19-31
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
19 On the evening of that day, the first
day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of
the Jews,[a] Jesus came
and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with
you.” 20 When he had said this, he
showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw
the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending
you.” 22 And when he had said this, he
breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy
Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of
any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is
withheld.”
Jesus and Thomas
24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called
the Twin,[b] was not
with them when Jesus came. 25 So the
other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless
I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of
the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
26 Eight days later, his disciples were
inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus
came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and
place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas
answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus
said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen
me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
The Purpose of This Book
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the
presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have
life in his name.
Footnotes
- John 20:19 Greek Ioudaioi
probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their
influence, in that time
- John 20:24 Greek Didymus
Psalm 27:1-6
The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation
Of David.
27 The
Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom
shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold[a] of my
life;
of
whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evildoers assail me
to
eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it
is they who stumble and fall.
3 Though an army encamp against
me,
my
heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet[b] I will be
confident.
4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that
will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all
the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
and
to inquire[c] in his
temple.
5 For he will hide me in his
shelter
in
the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he
will lift me high upon a rock.
6 And now my head shall be
lifted up
above
my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices
with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 27:1 Or refuge
- Psalm 27:3 Or in
this
- Psalm 27:4 Or meditate
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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