John 20:27

John 20:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then 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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.”

Context of John 20:27

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.’ Then 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.’ 28Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord, and my God!’ 29Jesus said to him, ‘You believe because you have seen me. Other people have not seen me, but they do believe in me. God is really happy with those people.’

John 20:27 word by word

εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾷ· φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ὧδε καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου, καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος ἀλλὰ πιστός.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenεἶταeita · thenG1534
• saith heλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to Thomasὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmas · ThomasG2381
• Reachφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• hitherὧδεhōde · hereG5602
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• fingerδάκτυλοςdaktulos · fingerG1147
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• thrustβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• sideπλευράpleura · sideG4125
• beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• notμήmē · notG3361
• faithlessἄπιστοςapistos · unbelievingG571
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• believingπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103

Cross-references for John 20:27

• John 20:25So 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.’
• Psalms 78:38But God was kind to them, and he forgave them for their sins. He did not destroy them. Many times he was patient, and he did not become angry with them.
• Psalms 103:13As a father is kind to his children, the Lord is kind to us. He is kind to people who worship him.
• Romans 5:20God gave his Law to Moses to show more clearly that people were doing wrong things. But when people did more and more wrong things, God continued to be kind in more and more ways.
• 1 Timothy 1:14Our Lord continued to be very good and kind to me. He caused me to believe in Christ Jesus and to love him.
• 1 John 1:1We have an important message to tell you. We want to tell you about the person who was already there before the beginning of the world. We have heard him speak. We have seen him with our own eyes. We watched him and we touched him. He is the Word that gives us life with God.
• Matthew 17:17Jesus replied, ‘You people today still do not believe in God. You have turned away from him. I have been with you for a long time and still you do not believe. It is difficult for me to be patient with you.’ Then Jesus said to the man, ‘Bring the boy here to me.’
• Mark 9:19Jesus replied, ‘You people today still do not believe in God. I have been with you for a long time and still you do not believe. It is difficult for me to be patient with you. Bring the boy to me.’
• Luke 9:41Jesus said, ‘You people today still do not believe in God. You have turned away from him. I have been with you for a long time and still you do not believe. It is difficult for me to be patient with you.’ Then Jesus said to the man, ‘Bring your son here.’

Commentaries on John 20:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Then saith he to Thomas - Through his infinite compassion, he addressed him in a particular manner; condescending in this case to accommodate himself to the prejudices of an obstinate, though sincere, disciple. Reach hither thy finger, etc. - And it is very probable that Thomas did so; for his unbelief was too deeply rooted to be easily cured.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-29Verses 26-29 That one day in seven should be religiously observed, was an appointment from the beginning. And that, in the kingdom of the Messiah, the first day of the week should be that solemn day, was pointed out, in that Christ on that day once and again met his disciples in a religious assembly. The religious observance of that day has come down to us through every age of the church. There is not an unbelieving word in our tongues, nor thought in our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27Eight days later was the first day of the Jewish week (Sunday). This was one week after the resurrection of Jesus. At that time, people included the current day when counting forward. The appearance of Jesus on this Sunday helps explain why the disciples met for worship on "the Lord's Day" (see Revelation 1:10). Peace be with you: This scene was just like the first appearance of Jesus (John 20:19–20). Jesus had already heard the complaint of Thomas, and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2926-29. And after eight days--that is, on the eighth, or first day of the preceding week. They probably met every day during the preceding week, but their Lord designedly reserved His second appearance among them till the recurrence of His resurrection day, that He might thus inaugurate the delightful sanctities of THE Lord's Day (Re 1:10). disciples were within, and Thomas with them ... Jesus ... stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.Read the comment

Topics related to John 20:27

• Backsliders
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Skepticism
• Spear
• Thomas
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

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• Faithless

Commentaries on John 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings