New International VersionThen 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.”
New Living TranslationThen 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!”
English Standard VersionThen 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.”
Berean Standard BibleThen 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.”
Berean Literal BibleThen 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."
King James BibleThen 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.
New King James VersionThen 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.”
New American Standard BibleThen 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.”
NASB 1995Then He said to Thomas, “Reach 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.”
NASB 1977Then 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.”
Legacy Standard BibleThen 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.”
Amplified BibleThen 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.”
Christian Standard BibleThen 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.”
Holman Christian Standard BibleThen He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and observe My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Don’t be an unbeliever, but a believer.”
American Standard VersionThen 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.
Contemporary English Versionand said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and look at my hands! Put your hand into my side. Stop doubting and have faith!"
English Revised VersionThen 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.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationThen 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."
Good News TranslationThen 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!"
International Standard VersionThen 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."
NET BibleThen 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."
New Heart English BibleThen 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."
Webster's Bible TranslationThen 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.
Weymouth New TestamentThen 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." Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThen 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.”
World English BibleThen 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThen 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.”
Berean Literal BibleThen 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."
Young's Literal Translation 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.'
Smith's Literal TranslationThen 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThen 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.
Catholic Public Domain VersionNext, 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.”
New American BibleThen 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.”
New Revised Standard VersionThen 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.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen 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.
Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishAnd 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.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThen 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.
Godbey New TestamentThen He says to Thomas, Bring hither your finger, and see my hands, and bring your hand, and cast it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
Haweis New Testament
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.
Mace New Testament
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.
Weymouth New Testament
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."
Worrell New Testament
Then He saith to Thomas,"Reach hither your finger, and see My hands; and reachhither your hand, and press it into My side; and be not faithless, but believing."
Worsley New Testament
Then saith He to Thomas,Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands, and reachhither thy hand, and putit into my side; and be not incredulous, but believing.
Additional Translations ... Audio Bible
Context Jesus Appears to Thomas… 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.” 27ThenJesus saidto Thomas,“Putyourfingerhereandlook atMyhands.Reach outyourhandandput itintoMyside.Stop doubtingandbelieve.”28Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”…
Cross References Luke 24:39Look 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.”
Matthew 28:17When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.
Mark 16:14Later, 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.
John 1:14The 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.
John 14:1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
John 11:25-26Jesus 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?”
1 John 1:1That 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.
1 Corinthians 15:5-8and 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. ...
Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
Romans 10:9-10that 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.
Isaiah 53:5But 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.
Zechariah 12:10Then 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.
Psalm 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
Psalm 34:8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Exodus 33:11Thus 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.
Treasury of Scripture 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. John 20:25 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. Psalm 78:38 But he,being full of compassion, forgavetheir iniquity, and destroyedthem not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. Psalm 103:13,14 Like as a father pitiethhis children,so the LORD pitieth them that fear him… reach hither thy hand. 1 John 1:1 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. Matthew 17:17 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. Mark 9:19 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. Luke 9:41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. Jump to Previous BeliefBelieveBelievingDisbelieveDoubtDoubtingFaithlessFeelFingerHandHandsHitherLongerReachReadySideStopThomasThrustUnbelievingJump to Next BeliefBelieveBelievingDisbelieveDoubtDoubtingFaithlessFeelFingerHandHandsHitherLongerReachReadySideStopThomasThrustUnbelievingJohn 20 1.Mary comes to the tomb;3.so do Peter and John, ignorant of the resurrection.11.Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene,19.and to his disciples.24.The incredulity and confession of Thomas.30.The Scripture is sufficient to salvation.Then Jesus said to ThomasThis 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 inPsalm 22:16, 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 (John 19:34). This detail underscores the authenticity of Jesus' death and resurrection. The side wound is significant as it fulfillsZechariah 12:10, 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!" (John 20:28). This transformation highlights the theme of faith overcoming doubt, a central message in the Gospel of John. Persons / Places / Events 1. Jesus ChristThe resurrected Lord who appears to His disciples, demonstrating His physical resurrection by showing His wounds. 2. Thomas (Didymus)One of the twelve apostles, often referred to as "Doubting Thomas" due to his initial skepticism about Jesus' resurrection. 3. The DisciplesThe group of Jesus' followers who were gathered together when Jesus appeared to them. 4. JerusalemThe city where the disciples were gathered and where Jesus appeared to them after His resurrection. 5. The ResurrectionThe event of Jesus rising from the dead, which is central to Christian faith and the context of this passage. Teaching Points Faith and EvidenceWhile 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. The Importance of BeliefJesus' 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. The Nature of DoubtDoubt is a common human experience, but it should lead us to seek truth and deeper understanding rather than remain in skepticism. The Physical ResurrectionJesus' physical wounds serve as proof of His bodily resurrection, affirming the Christian hope in the resurrection of the body. Community and WitnessThomas'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. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from John 20
What are the key events in the Acts of Thomas?
What defines religious skepticism?
What is the significance of Jesus' scars in heaven?
Why did Jesus allow Thomas to touch Him, not Mary?(27) Then saith. he to Thomas . . .--This implies a knowledge of the words of John 20:25, 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. 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."
Parallel Commentaries ...
Greek Thenεἶτα(eita)Adverb
Strong's 1534:A particle of succession, then, moreover.[Jesus] saidλέγει(legei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3004:(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
Strong's 2381:Thomas, also called Didymus, one of the Twelve. Of Chaldee origin; the twin; Thomas, a Christian.“PutΦέρε(Phere)Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 5342:To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.yourσου(sou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771:You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.fingerδάκτυλόν(daktylon)Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1147:A finger. Probably from deka; a finger.hereὧδε(hōde)Adverb
Strong's 5602:From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither.andκαὶ(kai)Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.look atἴδε(ide)Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 2400:See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!Myμου(mou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473:I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.hands.χεῖράς(cheiras)Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 5495:A hand.Reach outφέρε(phere)Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 5342:To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.yourσου(sou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771:You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.handχεῖρά(cheira)Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5495:A hand.andκαὶ(kai)Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.put [it]βάλε(bale)Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 906:(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.intoεἰς(eis)Preposition
Strong's 1519:A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.Myμου(mou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473:I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.side.πλευράν(pleuran)Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4125:The side of the body. Of uncertain affinity; a rib, i.e. side.Stop doubtingἄπιστος(apistos)Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 571:(passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing).andἀλλὰ(alla)Conjunction
Strong's 235:But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.believe.?πιστός(pistos)Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4103:Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful.
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