Section LIV.

[1] 3709And while they talked together,3710 the evening of that day arrived which was the First-day; and the doors were shut where the disciples were, because of the fear of the [2] Jews; 3711and Jesus came and stood among them, and said unto them, Peace be with you:  I am he; fear not.  3712But they were agitated, and became afraid, and supposed that they [3] saw a spirit.  3713Jesus said unto them, Why are ye agitated? and why do thoughts rise [4] [Arabic, p. 205] in3714 your hearts?  3715See my hands and my feet, that I am he:  feel me, and know that a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me having that.  [5] 3716And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his feet and his side.3717  [6] 3718And they were until this time unbelieving, from their joy and their wonder.  He [7] said unto them, Have ye anything here to eat?  3719And they gave him a portion of broiled fish and of honey.3720  3721And he took it, and ate before them.

[8] 3722And he said unto them, These are the sayings which I spake unto you, while I was with you, that3723 everything must be fulfilled, which is written in the law of [9] Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.  3724Then opened he their [10] heart, that they might understand the scriptures; and he said unto them, 3725Thus it is written, and thus it is necessary3726 that the Messiah suffer, and rise from among the [11] dead on the third day; 3727and that repentance unto the forgiveness of sins be preached [12] in his name among all the peoples; and the beginning shall be from Jerusalem.  3728And [13] ye shall be witnesses of that.  And I send unto you the promise of my Father.  3729And [14] when the disciples heard that, they were glad.  3730And Jesus said unto them again, [15] Peace be with you:  as my Father hath sent me, I also send you.  3731And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:  [16] 3732and if ye forgive sins to any man, they shall be forgiven him; and if ye retain them against any man, they shall be retained.

[17] 3733But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Thama, was not there with the disciples [18] when Jesus came.  3734The disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen our Lord.  But he said unto them, If I do not see in his hands the places of the nails, and put on them my fingers, and pass my hand over his side, I will not believe.

[19] 3735And after eight days, on the next First-day, the disciples were assembled again within, and Thomas with them.  And Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood [20] [Arabic, p. 206] in the midst, and said unto them, Peace be with you.  3736And he said to Thomas, Bring hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and bring hither [21] thy hand, and spread it on my side:  and be not unbelieving, but believing.  3737Thomas [22] answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.  3738Jesus said unto him, Now since thou hast seen me, thou hast believed:  blessed are they that have not seen me, and have believed.

[23] 3739And many other signs did Jesus before his disciples, and they are they which [24] are not written in this book:  3740but these that3741 are written also are that ye may believe in Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God; and that when ye have believed, ye may have in his name eternal life.

[25] 3742And after that, Jesus shewed himself again to his disciples at the sea of Tiberias; [26] and he shewed himself unto them thus.  3743And there were together Simon Cephas, and Thomas which was called Twin,3744 and Nathanael who was of Cana of Galilee, [27] and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of the disciples.  3745Simon Cephas said unto them, I go to catch fish.  They said unto him, And we also come with thee.  And they went forth, and went up into the boat; and in that night they caught nothing.  [28] 3746And when the morning arrived, Jesus stood on the shore of the sea:  but the disciples [29] knew not that it was Jesus.  3747And Jesus said unto them, Children, have ye anything [30] to eat?  They said unto him, No.  3748He said unto them, Cast your net from the right side of the boat, and ye shall find.3749  And they threw, and they were not able [31] to draw the net for the abundance of the fish that were come3750 into it.  3751And that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Cephas, This is our Lord.  And Simon, when he heard that it was our Lord, took his tunic, and girded it on his waist (for he was [32] naked), and cast himself into the sea to come to Jesus.  3752But some others of the disciples came in the boat3753 (and they were not far from the land, but about two [33] [Arabic, p. 207] hundred cubits), and drew that net of fish.  3754And when they went up on the [34] land, they saw live coals laid, and fish laid thereon, and bread.  3755And Jesus [35] said unto them, Bring of this fish which ye have now caught.  3756Simon Cephas therefore went up, and dragged the net to the land, full of great fish, a hundred and fifty-three [36] fishes:  and with all this weight that net was not rent.  3757And Jesus said unto them, Come and sit down.  And no man of the disciples dared to ask him who he was, for they knew that it was our Lord.  But he did not appear to them in his own [37, 38] form.  3758And Jesus came, and took bread and fish, and gave unto them.  3759This is the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples, when he had risen from among the dead.

[39] 3760And when they had breakfasted, Jesus said to Simon Cephas, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these?  He said unto him, Yea, my Lord; thou [40] knowest that I love thee.  3761Jesus said unto him, Feed for me my lambs.  He said unto him again a second time, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me?  He said unto him, Yea, my Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.  He said unto him, Feed for [41] me my sheep.