John 20:20-27

20As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord!

21Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”

22Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

23If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

24One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came.

25They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.”

26Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. “Peace be with you,” he said.

27Then 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!”