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John 20:11-18
I HAVE SEEN THE LORD! - Sep 05, 2024 -
John 20:1-10
WHILE IT WAS STILL DARK - Sep 04, 2024 -
John 20:19-31
AS THE FATHER HAS SENT ME, I AM SENDING YOU! - Sep 28, 2018 -
John 20:11-18
I HAVE SEEN THE LORD! - Sep 27, 2018 -
John 20:1-10
THE EMPTY TOMB - Sep 26, 2018 -
John 20:1-9
THE EMPTY TOMB - Jan 01, 2000 -
John 20:10-18
JESUS APPEARS TO MARY MAGDALENE - Jan 01, 2000 -
John 20:19-23
JESUS COMMISSIONS HIS DISCIPLES - Jan 01, 2000 -
John 20:24-31
JESUS APPEARS TO THOMAS - Jan 01, 2000
UNLESS I SEE THE NAIL MARKS
Key verse: 27
NIV
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders,(A) Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace(B) be with you!”(C) 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.(D) The disciples were overjoyed(E) when they saw the Lord.
21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you!(F) As the Father has sent me,(G) I am sending you.”(H) 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.(I) 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”(J)
Jesus Appears to Thomas
24 Now Thomas(K) (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side,(L) I will not believe.”(M)
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace(N) be with you!”(O) 27 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.”(P)
28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;(Q) blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”(R)
The Purpose of John’s Gospel
30 Jesus performed many other signs(S) in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.(T) 31 But these are written that you may believe[b](U) that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God,(V) and that by believing you may have life in his name.(W)
Footnotes
- John 20:24 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
- John 20:31 Or may continue to believe
Cross references
- John 20:19 : S Jn 7:13
- John 20:19 : S Jn 14:27
- John 20:19 : ver 21, 26; Lk 24:36-39
- John 20:20 : Lk 24:39, 40; Jn 19:34
- John 20:20 : Jn 16:20, 22
- John 20:21 : ver 19
- John 20:21 : S Jn 3:17
- John 20:21 : Mt 28:19; Jn 17:18
- John 20:22 : Jn 7:39; Ac 2:38; 8:15-17; 19:2; Gal 3:2
- John 20:23 : Mt 16:19; 18:18
- John 20:24 : S Jn 11:16
- John 20:25 : ver 20
- John 20:25 : Mk 16:11
- John 20:26 : S Jn 14:27
- John 20:26 : ver 21
- John 20:27 : ver 25; Lk 24:40
- John 20:29 : S Jn 3:15
- John 20:29 : 1Pe 1:8
- John 20:30 : S Jn 2:11
- John 20:30 : Jn 21:25
- John 20:31 : S Jn 3:15; 19:35
- John 20:31 : S Mt 4:3
- John 20:31 : S Mt 25:46
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ESV
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
19 (A)On the evening (B)of that day, the first day of the week, (C)the doors being locked where the disciples were (D)for fear of the Jews,[a] Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, (E)“Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, (F)he showed them his hands and his side. Then (G)the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As (H)the Father has sent me, (I)even so I am sending you.” 22 And when he had said this, he (J)breathed on them and said to them, (K)“Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 (L)If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
Jesus and Thomas
24 Now (M)Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin,[b] was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, (N)“Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
26 Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. (O)Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, (P)“Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, (Q)“Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, (R)“My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? (S)Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
The Purpose of This Book
30 (T)Now Jesus did many other signs (U)in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 (V)but these are written so that you may (W)believe that Jesus is the Christ, (X)the Son of God, and that by believing (Y)you may have life (Z)in his name.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- John 20:19 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time
- John 20:24 Greek Didymus
Cross references
- John 20:19 : 1 Cor. 15:5; [ver. 26]
- John 20:19 : Luke 24:33, 36
- John 20:19 : ver. 26
- John 20:19 : See ch. 7:13
- John 20:19 : See ch. 14:27
- John 20:20 : Luke 24:40
- John 20:20 : ch. 16:22
- John 20:21 : ch. 17:18; See ch. 3:17
- John 20:21 : ch. 13:20; See Acts 1:2
- John 20:22 : Gen. 2:7
- John 20:22 : [Acts 2:4]; See ch. 7:39
- John 20:23 : [Matt. 16:19; 18:18; 1 Cor. 5:4, 5]
- John 20:24 : See ch. 11:16
- John 20:25 : ver. 20; [Ps. 22:16]
- John 20:26 : ver. 19
- John 20:26 : ver. 19
- John 20:27 : ver. 20; 1 John 1:1; [Luke 24:39]
- John 20:28 : [ch. 1:1, 49]
- John 20:29 : 1 Pet. 1:8; [2 Cor. 5:7]
- John 20:30 : ch. 21:25
- John 20:30 : Acts 10:41
- John 20:31 : 1 John 5:13
- John 20:31 : See ch. 11:27
- John 20:31 : See Matt. 14:33
- John 20:31 : ch. 3:15, 16; 5:40; 6:53; 10:10
- John 20:31 : [Acts 10:43; 1 Cor. 6:11]; See Acts 3:6
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Risen Jesus appeared to his disciples while they were hiding in fear and doubt. He showed his disciples his nail pierced hands and the place the soldier pierced his side. The scars of torture and death remained on his body. When the disciples saw it, they were overjoyed. It was really Jesus.
Resurrection bodies are not the perfect images we see in fashion or sports magazines. If there was a resurrection magazine, it would show the scars, the hardships and the stories of death on the bodies. God’s glory is seen not through covering up, but through our scars. Christians are resurrection people who tell stories of truth that are sometimes ugly, shameful, or traumatic, but we come forth displaying the grace and power of God who overcomes all our sins, weaknesses and even death. Risen Jesus gives us true peace and the spirit to forgive sins.
Prayer: Lord, you bore the suffering of us all and have risen to give us true peace and power to live as resurrection witnesses.
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