Study it in the app“And after eight days his disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus comes, though the doors had been locked, and stood in the middle and said, “Peace to you.””
Thomas sets conditions for believing, and Jesus offers themThe ResurrectionThomas wants to see before believing, and Jesus comes back for himFaith
AndΚαὶafterμεθ’eightὀκτὼdaysἡμέραςhis disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦwereἦσανagainπάλινinside,ἔσωandκαὶThomasΘωμᾶςwithμετ’them.αὐτῶνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςcomes,ἔρχεταιthough the doorsτῶν θυρῶνhad been locked,κεκλεισμένωνandκαὶstoodἔστηinεἰςthe middleτὸ μέσονandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν“PeaceΕἰρήνηto you.”ὑμῖν
eight
Eight.
Where else “oktō” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appearsdisciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appearsbe present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēsan” appearsagain
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appearsinside
In the interior of a place or toward it.
Where else “esō” appearsThomas
Thomas, one of the Twelve; his Aramaic name means "twin".
Where else “Thōmas” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appearsdoor
The opening that closes the entrance of a house, a room or a tomb.
Where else “thyrōn” appearsshut, lock
Shut, lock.
Where else “kekleismenōn” appearsstop
To stop moving and stay still.
Where else “estē” appearsmiddle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “meson” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearspeace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “Eirēnē” appears25So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
26 · This verse (above)
27Then 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 be unbelieving, but believing.”
1. What it says
What does Mary Magdalene see at the tomb, and at what moment does she recognize Jesus? (vv. 11-18)
2. What it means
Thomas says he will not believe without seeing and touching, and then answers, “My Lord and my God.” What does Jesus say to him? (vv. 24-29)
3. How I live it
John wrote these signs so that we may believe and have life (v. 31). What doubt or question would you like to bring to Jesus today?
