²⁴Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus,^b was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵So 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!”

²⁶And 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.” ²⁷Then 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!” ²⁸Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” ²⁹Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, have you believed? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”

Why This Book Was Written

³⁰Now Jesus also performed many other signs in the presence of the disciples^c which are not recorded in this book, ³¹but these things are recorded in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by^* believing you may have life in his name.

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John 20:28: Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”

Footnotes

bThe Greek term means “the Twin”
*Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had been shut”) which is understood as concessive
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
cSome manuscripts have “his disciples”
*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“believing”) which is understood as means