King James Version · Under Rome
John 20
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The first day of the week cometh early, when it was yet dark, unto the , and seeth the stone taken away from the . Then she runneth, and cometh to , and to the other , whom loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away out of the , and we know not where they have laid him. therefore went forth, and that other , and came to the . So they ran both together: and the other did outrun , and came first to the . And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh following him, and went into the , and seeth the linen clothes lie, And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other , which came first to the , and he saw, and . For as yet they knew not the , that he must from . Then went away again unto their own home. But stood without at the weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the , And seeth two in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my , and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw standing, and knew not that it was . saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. saith unto her, . She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to : but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto , and your ; and to my , and your . came and told that she had seen , and that he had spoken these things unto her. Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where were assembled for fear of the , came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were glad, when they saw . Then said to them again, Peace be unto you: as hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Ghost: Whose soever ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever ye retain, they are retained. But , one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when came. The other therefore said unto him, We have seen . But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not . And after eight days again his were within, and with them: then came , the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to , Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And answered and said unto him, My and my . saith unto him, , because thou hast seen me, thou hast : are they that have not seen, and yet have . And many other signs truly did in the of his , which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might that is , the Son of ; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.