Johannes 20:28

28 Thomas antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Mein Herr und mein Gott!

Johannes 20:28 Meaning and Commentary

John 20:28

And Thomas answered and said unto him
Without examining his hands and side, and as astonished at his condescension and grace, and ashamed of his unbelief:

my Lord and my God;
he owns him to be Lord, as he was both by creation and redemption; and God, of which he was fully assured from his omniscience, which he had given a full proof of, and from the power that went along with his words to his heart, and from a full conviction he now had of his resurrection from the dead. He asserts his interest in him as his Lord and his God; which denotes his subjection to him, his affection for him, and faith in him; so the divine word is called in Philo the Jew, (kuriov mou) , "my Lord" F24.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 Lib. Allegor. l. 2. p. 101.

Johannes 20:28 In-Context

26 Und nach acht Tagen waren seine Jünger wiederum drinnen und Thomas bei ihnen. Da kommt Jesus, als die Türen verschlossen waren, und stand in der Mitte und sprach: Friede euch!
27 Dann spricht er zu Thomas: Reiche deinen Finger her und sieh meine Hände, und reiche deine Hand her und lege sie in meine Seite, und sei nicht ungläubig, sondern gläubig.
28 Thomas antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Mein Herr und mein Gott!
29 Jesus spricht zu ihm: Weil du mich gesehen hast, hast du geglaubt. Glückselig sind, die nicht gesehen und geglaubt haben!
30 Auch viele andere Zeichen hat nun zwar Jesus vor seinen Jüngern getan, die nicht in diesem Buche geschrieben sind.
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