John 20:24-29

Thomas Doubts But Later Believes

24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, 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] 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] 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."

Footnotes

• [a] The Greek term means "the Twin"
• [b] *Here "[although]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("had been shut") which is understood as concessive
• [c] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation