John
20:24-31
Lesson 215
20:24-31
Lesson 215
John 20:24-31
Doubting Thomas 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God. 29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. 30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. |
Margin notes:
"Put my finger into the print of the nails." (20:25) - "Put my finger into the hole of the nails." "After eight days." (20:26) - This would make it Sunday. "His disciples were within." (20:26) - Means, "His disciples were inside." "Reach hither thy finger." (20:27) - "Put your finger here." "My Lord and my God." (20:28) - After seeing the nail and spear holes in Jesus' body, Thomas was the first to call Him God. Additional note: By calling Jesus "My Lord and my God," Thomas was acknowledging that Jesus and God were one person, just as Jesus said in John 10:30 and 14:9. "Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed." (20:29) - We are saved through our faith. Faith is believing in something you have never seen (Hebrew 11:1), like trusting Jesus without having met Him. "Many other signs...which are not written in this book." (20:30) - "Many other miracles...which are not written in this book" (John 21:25). "That ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name." (20:31) - This is perhaps the key verse of John's entire Gospel. This is such an important teaching; it is reinforced in verses 3:18, 5:24, 6:37, 6:40, 6:47, and again in this passage. |