John 20:24

Jesus Appears to Thomas

24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus[a] ), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

John 20:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
ESV
24 Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.
NLT
24 One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came.
MSG
24 But Thomas, sometimes called the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
CSB
24 But one of the Twelve, Thomas (called "Twin"), was not with them when Jesus came.

John 20:24 In-Context

22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus ), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”

Cross References 1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. "Thomas" (Aramaic) and "Didymus" (Greek) both mean "twin" .
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