John 20:19–29

THE DISCIPLES COMMISSIONED

¹⁹When it was evening on that first day of the week,^aa the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because they feared the Jews. Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”^ab

²⁰Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side.^ac So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

²¹Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me,^ad I also send you.”^{ae 22}After saying this, he breathed on them^af and said,^C “Receive the Holy Spirit.^{ag 23}If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”^ah

THOMAS SEES AND BELIEVES

²⁴But Thomas^ai (called “Twin”^D), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵So the other disciples were telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!”

But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails,^aj and put my hand into his side,^ak I will never believe.”^al

²⁶A week later his disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

²⁷Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Don’t be faithless, but believe.”^am

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

²⁹Jesus said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed.^E Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”^an