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Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!” <a href="/esv/john/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” <a href="/bsb/john/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.” <a href="/blb/john/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then He says to Thomas, "Bring your finger here, and see My hands; and bring your hand, and put it into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing." <a href="/kjv/john/20.htm">King James Bible</a> Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. <a href="/nkjv/john/20.htm">New King James Version</a> Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” <a href="/nasb_/john/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then He said to Thomas, “Place your finger here, and see My hands; and take your hand and put it into My side; and do not continue in disbelief, but be a believer.” <a href="/nasb/john/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then He said to Thomas, &#8220Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then He said to Thomas, “Reach here your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand, and put it into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing.” <a href="/lsb/john/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then He said to Thomas, “Bring your finger here, and see My hands; and bring your hand here and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” <a href="/amp/john/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then He said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and put out your hand and place it in My side. Do not be unbelieving, but [stop doubting and] believe.” <a href="/csb/john/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then 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.” <a href="/hcsb/john/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then He said to Thomas, &#8220Put your finger here and observe My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Don&#8217t be an unbeliever, but a believer.&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. <a href="/cev/john/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and look at my hands! Put your hand into my side. Stop doubting and have faith!" <a href="/erv/john/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. <a href="/gwt/john/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then Jesus said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Take your hand, and put it into my side. Stop doubting, and believe." <a href="/gnt/john/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and look at my hands; then reach out your hand and put it in my side. Stop your doubting, and believe!" <a href="/isv/john/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he told Thomas, "Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Take your hand, and put it into my side. Stop doubting, but believe." <a href="/msb/john/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus said to Thomas, ?Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.? <a href="/net/john/20.htm">NET Bible</a> Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and examine my hands. Extend your hand and put it into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe." <a href="/nheb/john/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and observe my hands. Reach out your hand, and put it into my side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing." <a href="/wbt/john/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. <a href="/wey/john/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then He said to Thomas, "Bring your finger here and feel my hands; bring you hand and put it into my side; and do not be ready to disbelieve but to believe." <a href="/web/john/20.htm">World English Bible</a> Then he said to Thomas, “Reach here your finger, and see my hands. Reach here your hand, and put it into my side. Don’t be unbelieving, but believing.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Then He says to Thomas, “Bring your finger here, and see My hands, and bring your hand, and put [it] into My side, and do not become unbelieving, but believing.” <a href="/blb/john/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then He says to Thomas, "Bring your finger here, and see My hands; and bring your hand, and put it into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing." <a href="/ylt/john/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> then he saith to Thomas, 'Bring thy finger hither, and see my hands, and bring thy hand, and put it to my side, and become not unbelieving, but believing.' <a href="/slt/john/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then says he to Thomas, Bring hither thy finger, and see my hands; and bring thy hand, and put into my side: and be not unbelieving, but believing.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then he saith to Thomas: Put in thy finger hither, and see my hands; and bring hither thy hand, and put it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. <a href="/cpdv/john/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Next, he said to Thomas: “Look at my hands, and place your finger here; and bring your hand close, and place it at my side. And do not choose to be unbelieving, but faithful.” <a href="/nabre/john/20.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then he said to Thomas, Bring your finger here, and see my hands; and bring your hand and put it into my side; and do not be an unbeliever, but a believer. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he said to Thoma, “Put your finger here and behold my hands and put your hand and reach into my side and do not be an unbeliever, but a believer.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then he said to Thomas: Reach hither your finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither your hand, and put it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. <a href="/godbey/john/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then He says to Thomas, <FR>Bring hither your finger, and see my hands, and bring your hand, and cast it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Afterwards he spake to Thomas, Bring hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and take thy hand, and thrust into my side: and be not incredulous, but a believer. <a href="/mace/john/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then said he to Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and examine my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. <a href="/wey/john/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then He said to Thomas, "Bring your finger here and feel my hands; bring you hand and put it into my side; and do not be ready to disbelieve but to believe." <a href="/worrell/john/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Then He saith to Thomas, <FR>"Reach hither your finger, and see My hands; and reach hither your hand, and press it into My side; and be not faithless, but believing."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Then saith He to Thomas, <FR>Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands, and reach <Fr>hither<FR> thy hand, and put <Fr>it<FR> into my side; and be not incredulous, but believing.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/20-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=7273" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/20.htm">Jesus Appears to Thomas</a> …26Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27<a href="/greek/1534.htm" title="1534: eita (Adv) -- A particle of succession, then, moreover.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">Jesus said</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2381.htm" title="2381: Thōma (N-DMS) -- Thomas, also called Didymus, one of the Twelve. Of Chaldee origin; the twin; Thomas, a Christian.">to Thomas,</a> <a href="/greek/5342.htm" title="5342: Phere (V-PMA-2S) -- To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.">“Put</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1147.htm" title="1147: daktylon (N-AMS) -- A finger. Probably from deka; a finger.">finger</a> <a href="/greek/5602.htm" title="5602: hōde (Adv) -- From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither.">here</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: ide (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">look at</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheiras (N-AFP) -- A hand. ">hands.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/5342.htm" title="5342: phere (V-PMA-2S) -- To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.">Reach out</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheira (N-AFS) -- A hand. ">hand</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/906.htm" title="906: bale (V-AMA-2S) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">put it</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4125.htm" title="4125: pleuran (N-AFS) -- The side of the body. Of uncertain affinity; a rib, i.e. side.">side.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: ginou (V-PMM/P-2S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/571.htm" title="571: apistos (Adj-NMS) -- (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing).">Stop doubting</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">and</a> <a href="/greek/4103.htm" title="4103: pistos (Adj-NMS) -- Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful.">believe.” </a> 28Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/24-39.htm">Luke 24:39</a> Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” <a href="/matthew/28-17.htm">Matthew 28:17</a> When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted. <a href="/mark/16-14.htm">Mark 16:14</a> Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a> The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. <a href="/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1</a> “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well. <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” <a href="/1_john/1-1.htm">1 John 1:1</a> That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-5.htm">1 Corinthians 15:5-8</a> and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve. / After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. / Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles. ... <a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a> Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. <a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a> that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. / For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved. <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a> But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a> For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalm 34:8</a> Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! <a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a> Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said he to Thomas, Reach here your finger, and behold my hands; and reach here your hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.Reach hither thy finger.<a href="/john/20-25.htm">John 20:25</a> The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.<a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Psalm 78:38</a> But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.<a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13,14</a> Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him… reach hither thy hand.<a href="/1_john/1-1.htm">1 John 1:1</a> That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;and be.<a href="/matthew/17-17.htm">Matthew 17:17</a> Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.<a href="/mark/9-19.htm">Mark 9:19</a> He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.<a href="/luke/9-41.htm">Luke 9:41</a> And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/20-8.htm">Belief</a> <a href="/john/20-25.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/17-20.htm">Believing</a> <a href="/john/5-47.htm">Disbelieve</a> <a href="/john/16-1.htm">Doubt</a> <a href="/john/13-22.htm">Doubting</a> <a href="/luke/9-41.htm">Faithless</a> <a href="/luke/24-39.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/john/20-25.htm">Finger</a> <a href="/john/20-25.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/john/20-25.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/john/6-25.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/john/17-11.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/luke/13-32.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/john/19-42.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/john/20-25.htm">Side</a> <a href="/john/20-17.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/john/20-26.htm">Thomas</a> <a href="/john/20-25.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/luke/9-41.htm">Unbelieving</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/20-29.htm">Belief</a> <a href="/john/20-29.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/20-31.htm">Believing</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-7.htm">Disbelieve</a> <a href="/acts/2-12.htm">Doubt</a> <a href="/acts/5-24.htm">Doubting</a> <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Faithless</a> <a href="/acts/17-27.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Finger</a> <a href="/john/21-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/john/21-18.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/acts/9-21.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/acts/8-39.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/acts/17-27.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/acts/5-6.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/john/21-6.htm">Side</a> <a href="/acts/4-17.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/john/20-28.htm">Thomas</a> <a href="/acts/7-27.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/acts/14-2.htm">Unbelieving</a><div class="vheading2">John 20</div>1. <a href="/john/20-1.htm">Mary comes to the tomb;</a> 3. <a href="/john/20-3.htm">so do Peter and John, ignorant of the resurrection.</a> 11. <a href="/john/20-11.htm">Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene,</a> 19. <a href="/john/20-19.htm">and to his disciples.</a> 24. <a href="/john/20-24.htm">The incredulity and confession of Thomas.</a> 30. <a href="/john/20-30.htm">The Scripture is sufficient to salvation.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Jesus said to Thomas This moment occurs after Jesus' resurrection, highlighting His physical presence and the reality of His bodily resurrection. Thomas, one of the twelve disciples, is often referred to as "Doubting Thomas" due to his skepticism about Jesus' resurrection. This encounter emphasizes Jesus' personal and compassionate approach to addressing doubt and disbelief among His followers.Put your finger here and look at My hands Jesus invites Thomas to physically touch His wounds, providing tangible evidence of His crucifixion and resurrection. The hands of Jesus bore the marks of the nails, a fulfillment of the prophecy in <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a>, which speaks of the Messiah's hands and feet being pierced. This act serves as a powerful testament to the reality of Jesus' suffering and victory over death.Reach out your hand and put it into My side The invitation to touch His side refers to the wound inflicted by the spear during the crucifixion (<a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a>). This detail underscores the authenticity of Jesus' death and resurrection. The side wound is significant as it fulfills <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a>, where it is prophesied that the people will look on the one they have pierced.Stop doubting and believe Jesus calls Thomas to move from skepticism to faith. This command is not just for Thomas but serves as an enduring call to all believers to trust in the risen Christ. The Greek word for "believe" (pisteuo) implies a deep, abiding trust and commitment. This moment is pivotal, as it transforms Thomas' doubt into a profound declaration of faith, seen in his subsequent confession, "My Lord and my God!" (<a href="/john/20-28.htm">John 20:28</a>). This transformation highlights the theme of faith overcoming doubt, a central message in the Gospel of John.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The resurrected Lord who appears to His disciples, demonstrating His physical resurrection by showing His wounds. 2. <a href="/topical/t/thomas.htm">Thomas (Didymus)</a> One of the twelve apostles, often referred to as "Doubting Thomas" due to his initial skepticism about Jesus' resurrection. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The group of Jesus' followers who were gathered together when Jesus appeared to them. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the disciples were gathered and where Jesus appeared to them after His resurrection. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_resurrection.htm">The Resurrection</a> The event of Jesus rising from the dead, which is central to Christian faith and the context of this passage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_evidence.htm">Faith and Evidence</a> While faith often requires belief without physical evidence, Jesus graciously provides Thomas with the evidence he needs. This shows that God meets us where we are in our faith journey. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_belief.htm">The Importance of Belief</a> Jesus' command to "stop doubting and believe" highlights the necessity of faith in the Christian life. Belief is foundational to experiencing the fullness of life in Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_doubt.htm">The Nature of Doubt</a> Doubt is a common human experience, but it should lead us to seek truth and deeper understanding rather than remain in skepticism. <a href="/topical/t/the_physical_resurrection.htm">The Physical Resurrection</a> Jesus' physical wounds serve as proof of His bodily resurrection, affirming the Christian hope in the resurrection of the body. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_witness.htm">Community and Witness</a> Thomas's experience underscores the importance of community in faith. The disciples' testimony and Jesus' appearance strengthen Thomas's belief, illustrating the role of the church in supporting and nurturing faith.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) Then saith. he to Thomas . . .--This implies a knowledge of the words of <a href="/john/20-25.htm" title="The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the LORD. But he said to them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.">John 20:25</a>, which in itself would carry conviction to the mind of Thomas. This repetition must have carried with this conviction a sense of shame at his unbelief.And be not faithless, but believing.--Better, and become not unbelieving, but believing. The words do not apply to the fact of the Resurrection only, but to the general spiritual condition of the Apostle. He was in danger of passing from the state of a believer in Christ to that of an unbeliever. His demand for the evidence of the senses was a step backward, a resting on the less, not on the more, certain. His Master would have him retrace that step, and become one who rests upon the intuition of the Spirit.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - Then (εϊτα, not οϋν; delude, Vulgate; darnach, Luther) saith he to Thomas, as though he had read his heart and sounded the depth of his complicated conflict between hope and fear, despair and love, and moreover intimating the fact that he had heard his disciple's protestations, as well as mercifully appreciated his genuine difficulties, and not unnatural hesitation, Reach hither thy finger, that organ with which thou wouldest test the reality of my being. Do what thou wilt. See! my hands; and as the word was spoken he spread before his doubting, loving disciple those hands which were nailed to the cursed tree, with all the signs of his great agony upon them still. Thomas had said that he must "see," and that he must touch - "lay his finger in the print of the nails." Here was the Divine opportunity for him, with more than one sense, to assure himself of the reality. And reach hither thy hand (again the Lord quoted the very words in which the incredulousness of Thomas had been expressed), and put it into my side. He says nothing of the print of the nails, but offers the sacred privilege to the doubtful disciple. Thomas shall have the precise evidence he craved. The most hesitating of the entire group shall have the aid to his faith which he fancied indispensable in his particular case. How often has the unbeliever said, "If such or such evidence be not granted to me, I cannot, I will not, I by no means will believe"! Thus Gideon proved the Lord's willingness to utilize his feeble strength in delivering Israel from the Midianites; and even Ahaz was summoned by Isaiah to choose any sign whatsoever in heaven above or in the earth to prove the indestructible vitality of the true seed of Israel and real house of David. Consequently, we cannot say with Bengel, "Si Pharisseus its dixisset, 'nisi videro, etc.,' nil impetrasset sed discipulo pridem probato nil non datur." The Lord does sometimes offer exactly what we ask by way of proof; but we cannot know the precise effect it will produce, even when it is bestowed or when something still more explicit is actually provided for our weakness. Just as the cruel taunts which malice heaped or hurled on the name and work of our Divine Lord became wreaths of glory for his brow, so the cruel wounds which unbelief and bigoted hatred of goodness had inflicted on Immanuel became from that very hour the high, main, indelible evidence of his supreme victory. And become not (μὴ γίνου) what thou art in danger of becoming - the Lord does not say that Thomas's - faithless, but that he runs the risk of ultimately becoming so through the dependence of his spirit upon the outward (so Meyer, Lange, Westcott, etc.); but be believing, faithful. It is impossible fully to express the play upon these two words. Ἄπιστος is not so much a worthless, untrustworthy person, as one who has settled down into an abiding condition of unbelief; and πίστος is not simply" believing," but" trustworthy," "trusty," and "trustful." <a href="/commentaries/john/20-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then εἶτα (eita) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_1534.htm">Strong's 1534: </a> A particle of succession, then, moreover. [Jesus] said λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. to Thomas, Θωμᾷ (Thōma) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2381.htm">Strong's 2381: </a> Thomas, also called Didymus, one of the Twelve. Of Chaldee origin; the twin; Thomas, a Christian. “Put Φέρε (Phere) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5342.htm">Strong's 5342: </a> To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. finger δάκτυλόν (daktylon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1147.htm">Strong's 1147: </a> A finger. Probably from deka; a finger. here ὧδε (hōde) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5602.htm">Strong's 5602: </a> From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. look at ἴδε (ide) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. hands. χεῖράς (cheiras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> A hand. Reach out φέρε (phere) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5342.htm">Strong's 5342: </a> To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. hand χεῖρά (cheira) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> A hand. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. put [it] βάλε (bale) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. side. πλευράν (pleuran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4125.htm">Strong's 4125: </a> The side of the body. Of uncertain affinity; a rib, i.e. side. Stop doubting ἄπιστος (apistos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing). and ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. believe.? πιστός (pistos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4103.htm">Strong's 4103: </a> Trustworthy, faithful, believing. 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