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John 20:27-29 KJV
John · chapter 20 · verses 27–29 · King James Version
27Then 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. 28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God. 29Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.John 20:27-29 · King James Version
John 20:27-29 in context
25The 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.
26And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27Then 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.
28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
29Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
30And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Commentary
Cross references
- John 1:1
- Isaiah 9:6
- 1 Timothy 3:16
- Isaiah 7:14
- Matthew 14:33
- John 5:23
- Isaiah 25:9
- Acts 7:59-60
- 1 Peter 1:8
- 2 Corinthians 5:7
- Hebrews 11:1
- Hebrews 11:27
Key words (Strong's)
- faithlessapistosunfaithful, faithless, , incredible, of things, unbelieving, incredulous, without trustG571 →
- answeredapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- believedpisteuōto think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in, of the thing…G4100 →
- blessedmakariosblessed, happyG3107 →
- ThomasthōmasThomas = " a twin" , one of the apostlesG2381 →
- hitherhōdehere, to this place, etcG5602 →
- fingerdaktylosa fingerG1147 →
- beholdeidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
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We have here an account of another appearance of Christ to his disciples, after his resurrection, when Thomas was now with them. And concerning this we may observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 26-31