John 20:19-31

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”

20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”

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.”

Jesus Appears to Thomas

24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus^[a] ), 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!”

27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”

28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

The Purpose of John’s Gospel

30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.

31 But these are written that you may believe^[b] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Cross References

• 1. S John 7:13
• 2. S John 14:27
• 3. ver 21,26; Luke 24:36-39
• 4. Luke 24:39,40; John 19:34
• 5. John 16:20,22
• 6. ver 19
• 7. S John 3:17
• 8. Matthew 28:19; John 17:18
• 9. John 7:39; Acts 2:38; Acts 8:15-17; Acts 19:2; Galatians 3:2
• 10. Matthew 16:19; Matthew 18:18
• 11. S John 11:16
• 12. ver 20
• 13. Mark 16:11
• 14. S John 14:27
• 15. ver 21
• 16. ver 25; Luke 24:40
• 17. S John 3:15
• 18. 1 Peter 1:8
• 19. S John 2:11
• 20. John 21:25
• 21. S John 3:15; John 19:35
• 22. S Matthew 4:3
• 23. S Matthew 25:46

Footnotes

• [a] "Thomas" (Aramaic) and "Didymus" (Greek) both mean "twin" .
• [b] Or "may continue to believe"