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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“BecauseὍτιyou have seenἑώρακάςme,μεyou have believed.πεπίστευκαςHappyμακάριοιare those whoοἱhave notμὴseenἰδόντεςandκαὶyethave believed.”πιστεύσαντες
John 20:29
Study it in the app“Jesus says to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Happy are those who have not seen and yet have believed.””
Thomas sets conditions for believing, and Jesus offers themThe ResurrectionJohn wrote his book so that we may believe and have lifeFaith
With the Greek beneath
John 20:29, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
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” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- you have seenἑώρακάςheōrakas
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “heōrakas” appears- you have believedπεπίστευκαςpepisteukas
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pepisteukas” appears- Happyμακάριοιmakarioi
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “makarioi” appears
Translation note
The first sentence can also be read as a question: “Because you have seen me, have you believed?”
The context
28Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 · This verse (above)
30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples that are not written in this book;
To study John 20 in a group
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?