14 But instantly the fisherman became a radiant form of light, and priests and scribes and Pharisees fell back in deadly fear; they saw the man from Galilee.
15 And Jesus looked upon the frightened men and said, This is the body that you stoned beyond the city’s gates and crucified on Calvary.
16 Behold my hands, my feet, my side and see the wounds the soldiers made.
17 If you believe that I am phantom made of air, come forth and handle me; ghosts do not carry flesh and bones.
18 I came to earth to demonstrate the resurrection of the dead, the transmutation of the flesh of carnal man to flesh of man divine.
19 Then Jesus raised his hands and said, Peace be to every one of you; good will to all mankind. And then he disappeared.
20 Now, Thomas had not seen the Lord since he had risen from the dead, and when the ten averred that they had seen and talked with him he said,
21 Until I see the nail prints in his hands and feet, the spear wound in his side, and talked with him as I have talked with him before, I cannot have a reason to believe that he is risen from the dead.
22 At Simon’s house in Bethany the men from Galilee had met. It was the evening of the first day of the week, and on the morrow all would turn their faces toward their homes.
23 The eleven apostles all were there; the doors were closed and barred, and Jesus came and said, Peace be to all!