John 20:24-21:14

English Standard Version

Jesus and Thomas

²⁴Now ^(A)Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin,^[a] was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, ^(B)“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.”

²⁶Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. ^(C)Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ^(D)“Peace be with you.” ²⁷Then he said to Thomas, ^(E)“Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” ²⁸Thomas answered him, ^(F)“My Lord and my God!” ²⁹Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? ^(G)Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

The Purpose of This Book

³⁰^(H)Now Jesus did many other signs ^(I)in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; ³¹^(J)but these are written so that you may ^(K)believe that Jesus is the Christ, ^(L)the Son of God, and that by believing ^(M)you may have life ^(N)in his name.

Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples

21 After this Jesus ^(O)revealed himself ^(P)again to the disciples by ^(Q)the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. ²Simon Peter, ^(R)Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of ^(S)Cana in Galilee, ^(T)the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. ³Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but ^(U)that night they caught nothing.

⁴Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples ^(V)did not know that it was Jesus. ⁵^(W)Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” ⁶^(X)He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. ⁷That disciple ^(Y)whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, ^(Z)he put on his outer garment, for he was ^(AA)stripped for work, and ^(AB)threw himself into the sea. ⁸The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards^[b] off.

⁹When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. ¹⁰Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” ¹¹So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. ¹²Jesus said to them, ^(AC)“Come and ^(AD)have breakfast.” Now ^(AE)none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. ¹³Jesus came and ^(AF)took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. ¹⁴^(AG)This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.