John 20:20-27

20After he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were very, very happy when they saw the Lord.

21Jesus said again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, in the same way I am now sending you.’

22When he had said this, he breathed on them. He said, ‘Receive God's Holy Spirit.

23If you forgive a person's sins, God will forgive them too. If you do not forgive them, God will not forgive them.’

24One of the 12 disciples was called Thomas. (He was also called ‘the Twin’.) He was not with the other disciples when Jesus came to them.

25So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But Thomas said to them, ‘I will never believe that he is alive again unless I myself see him. I want to see the marks of the nails in his hands. I want to touch where the nails were with my finger. I want to put my hand into his side where the spear went in. If I cannot do that, I will not believe.’

26Eight days after that, the disciples were in the house again. This time Thomas was with them. They had locked the door. But Jesus came and he stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’

27Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger in here. Look at my hands. Put your hand here, in my side. Do not refuse to believe what is true. Now, believe.’