John 20:25

Translations

Modern

So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

Therefore the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the mark of the nails, and I put my finger into the mark of the nails, and I put my hands into His side, I will never believe.”

Latin

Dixerunt ergo ei alii discipuli: Vidimus Dominum. Ille autem dixit eis: Nisi videro in manibus ejus fixuram clavorum, et mittam digitum meum in locum clavorum, et mittam manum meam in latus ejus, non credam.

Original

Greek

English

So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”

Notes

John 20:24–25

Thomas: See also 11:16; 14:5. Thomas was not present when Jesus first appeared. He remained full of doubt even after his friends said they had seen the Lord. Thomas wanted the same direct experience they had.

Theme notes and profiles

Thomas “Belief” in the Gospel of John Encounters with Jesus John’s Profile of Discipleship Miracles

Events

Related verses

John 6:30
So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
Mark 16:11
And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
Hebrews 3:18–4:2
And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
Hebrews 3:12
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
Psalm 78:32
In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.
Psalm 106:21–24
They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
Psalm 78:11–22
They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
John 20:14–20
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
John 1:41
He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
Luke 24:34–41
…and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”
1 Corinthians 15:5–8
…and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
Acts 5:30–32
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

Glossary

Apostle, Apostleship Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Body of Christ Jesus Christ John, Gospel of Life Lord’s Day Resurrection

Topics

Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Hands and Feet Being Nailed to the Cross: Fulfilled Skepticism of Thomas Thomas: Skepticism of Unbelief: Thomas

John 20:25

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