﻿John.
20.
anantaraM saptAhasya prathamadine 'tipratyUSe 'ndhakAre tiSThati magdalInI mariyam tasya zmazAnasya nikaTaM gatvA zmazAnasya mukhAt prastaramapasAritam apazyat| 
pazcAd dhAvitvA zimonpitarAya yIzoH priyatamaziSyAya cedam akathayat, lokAH zmazAnAt prabhuM nItvA kutrAsthApayan tad vaktuM na zaknomi| 
ataH pitaraH sonyaziSyazca barhi rbhutvA zmazAnasthAnaM gantum ArabhetAM| 
ubhayordhAvatoH sonyaziSyaH pitaraM pazcAt tyaktvA pUrvvaM zmazAnasthAna upasthitavAn| 
tadA prahvIbhUya sthApitavastrANi dRSTavAn kintu na prAvizat| 
aparaM zimonpitara Agatya zmazAnasthAnaM pravizya 
sthApitavastrANi mastakasya vastraJca pRthak sthAnAntare sthApitaM dRSTavAn| 
tataH zmazAnasthAnaM pUrvvam Agato yonyaziSyaH sopi pravizya tAdRzaM dRSTA vyazvasIt| 
yataH zmazAnAt sa utthApayitavya etasya dharmmapustakavacanasya bhAvaM te tadA voddhuM nAzankuvan| 
anantaraM tau dvau ziSyau svaM svaM gRhaM parAvRtyAgacchatAm| 
tataH paraM mariyam zmazAnadvArasya bahiH sthitvA roditum Arabhata tato rudatI prahvIbhUya zmazAnaM vilokya 
yIzoH zayanasthAnasya ziraHsthAne padatale ca dvayo rdizo dvau svargIyadUtAvupaviSTau samapazyat| 
tau pRSTavantau he nAri kuto rodiSi? sAvadat lokA mama prabhuM nItvA kutrAsthApayan iti na jAnAmi| 
ityuktvA mukhaM parAvRtya yIzuM daNDAyamAnam apazyat kintu sa yIzuriti sA jJAtuM nAzaknot| 
tadA yIzustAm apRcchat he nAri kuto rodiSi? kaM vA mRgayase? tataH sA tam udyAnasevakaM jJAtvA vyAharat, he maheccha tvaM yadItaH sthAnAt taM nItavAn tarhi kutrAsthApayastad vada tatsthAnAt tam AnayAmi| 
tadA yIzustAm avadat he mariyam| tataH sA parAvRtya pratyavadat he rabbUnI arthAt he guro| 
tadA yIzuravadat mAM mA dhara, idAnIM pituH samIpe UrddhvagamanaM na karomi kintu yo mama yuSmAkaJca pitA mama yuSmAkaJcezvarastasya nikaTa UrddhvagamanaM karttum udyatosmi, imAM kathAM tvaM gatvA mama bhrAtRgaNaM jJApaya| 
tato magdalInImariyam tatkSaNAd gatvA prabhustasyai darzanaM dattvA kathA etA akathayad iti vArttAM ziSyebhyo'kathayat| 
tataH paraM saptAhasya prathamadinasya sandhyAsamaye ziSyA ekatra militvA yihUdIyebhyo bhiyA dvAraruddham akurvvan, etasmin kAle yIzusteSAM madhyasthAne tiSThan akathayad yuSmAkaM kalyANaM bhUyAt| 
ityuktvA nijahastaM kukSiJca darzitavAn, tataH ziSyAH prabhuM dRSTvA hRSTA abhavan| 
yIzuH punaravadad yuSmAkaM kalyANaM bhUyAt pitA yathA mAM praiSayat tathAhamapi yuSmAn preSayAmi| 
ityuktvA sa teSAmupari dIrghaprazvAsaM dattvA kathitavAn pavitram AtmAnaM gRhlIta| 
yUyaM yeSAM pApAni mocayiSyatha te mocayiSyante yeSAJca pApAti na mocayiSyatha te na mocayiSyante| 
dvAdazamadhye gaNito yamajo thomAnAmA ziSyo yIzorAgamanakAlai taiH sArddhaM nAsIt| 
ato vayaM prabhUm apazyAmeti vAkye'nyaziSyairukte sovadat, tasya hastayo rlauhakIlakAnAM cihnaM na vilokya taccihnam aGgulyA na spRSTvA tasya kukSau hastaM nAropya cAhaM na vizvasiSyAmi| 
aparam aSTame'hni gate sati thomAsahitaH ziSyagaNa ekatra militvA dvAraM ruddhvAbhyantara AsIt, etarhi yIzusteSAM madhyasthAne tiSThan akathayat, yuSmAkaM kuzalaM bhUyAt| 
pazcAt thAmai kathitavAn tvam aGgulIm atrArpayitvA mama karau pazya karaM prasAryya mama kukSAvarpaya nAvizvasya| 
tadA thomA avadat, he mama prabho he madIzvara| 
yIzurakathayat, he thomA mAM nirIkSya vizvasiSi ye na dRSTvA vizvasanti taeva dhanyAH| 
etadanyAni pustake'smin alikhitAni bahUnyAzcaryyakarmmANi yIzuH ziSyANAM purastAd akarot| 
kintu yIzurIzvarasyAbhiSiktaH suta eveti yathA yUyaM vizvasitha vizvasya ca tasya nAmnA paramAyuH prApnutha tadartham etAni sarvvANyalikhyanta| 
