Seeing and Believing

24 Now Thomas, (A)called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”

So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” 27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and (B)reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be (C)unbelieving, but believing.”

28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”

29 Jesus said to him, [a]“Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. (D)Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 20:29 NU, M omit Thomas

Thomas Doubts But Later Believes

24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus,[a] was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe!”

26 And after eight days his disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Although[b] the doors had been shut, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said, “Peace to you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Place your finger here and see my hands, and place your hand and put it[c] into my side. And do not be unbelieving, but believing!” 28 Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, have you believed? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 20:24 The Greek term means “the Twin”
  2. John 20:26 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had been shut”) which is understood as concessive
  3. John 20:27 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation