John 20:25 is the twenty-fifth verseofthe twentieth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament. It contains the reaction of Thomas after the other disciples told him about Jesus' appearance.
John 20:25 | |
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← 20:24 20:26 → | |
![]() The Incredulity of St Thomas, painting by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1634) | |
Book | Gospel of John |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
The original Koine Greek, according to the Textus Receptus, reads:[1]
In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as:
The modern World English Bible translates the passage as:
For a collection of other versions see BibleHub John 20:25
The disciples kept telling (Greek imperfect word: elegon, in the sense of "attempted to tell"[2]) their vision of Jesus ("We have seen the Lord"), just like what Mary did in John 20:18.[3]
Thomas has shown his difficulties to understand Jesus in John 11:16 and John 14:15, and this time he hesitated when confronted with the resurrection account.[3] Thomas' emphatic disbelief of the disciples' testimony intensified his resolution to seek physical evidence to convince him that the risen Jesus was the Jesus he had known.[4] This part has a parallel in Luke 24:39.[5]
The palpable marks (Greek: typos) – the 'print of the nails' in Jesus' hands and the pierced hole on his side (John 19:34)[6] – provide 'apologetic function' for the readers of the gospel.[3]
Preceded by John 20:24 |
Gospel of John Chapter 20 |
Succeeded by John 20:26 |