# John 20.28-29

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 26. And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Peace be unto you.</span> 27. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
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> **28. Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.</span>**
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> 30. Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book: 31. but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name. (John 20:26-31, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 26. After eight days again his disciples were inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the middle, and said, <span class="rl-speech">“Peace be to you.”</span> 27. Then he said to Thomas, <span class="rl-speech">“Reach here your finger, and see my hands. Reach here your hand, and put it into my side. Don’t be unbelieving, but believing.”</span>
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> **28. Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”</span>**
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> 30. Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; 31. but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:26-31, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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, <span class="rl-speech">Peace be unto you.</span> 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.
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> **28. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.</span>**
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> 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. (John 20:26-31, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 26. And after eight days, again were his disciples within, and Thomas with them; Jesus cometh, the doors having been shut, and he stood in the midst, and said, <span class="rl-speech">'Peace to you!'</span> 27. then he saith to Thomas, <span class="rl-speech">'Bring thy finger hither, and see my hands, and bring thy hand, and put [it] to my side, and become not unbelieving, but believing.'</span>
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> **28. And Thomas answered and said to him, 'My Lord and my God;' 29. Jesus saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'</span>**
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> 30. Many indeed, therefore, other signs also did Jesus before his disciples, that are not written in this book; 31. and these have been written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.' (John 20:26-31, YLT)

## Setting

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- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Anointing Implies Subordination Objection Defeater](/codex/anointing-implies-subordination-objection-defeater/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-hospitality-stranger-convergence/), via [John 20.19-29](/codex/john-20-19-29/)
- [Argument from the Narrative-Identity Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-narrative-identity-convergence/), via [John 20.19-29](/codex/john-20-19-29/)
- [Argument from the Resurrection](/codex/argument-from-the-resurrection/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Causal Adequacy Argument](/codex/argument-from-the-proportionate-causality-convergence/), via [John 20.24-29](/codex/john-20-24-29/)
- [Cumulative Case for the Deity of Christ](/codex/cumulative-case-for-the-deity-of-christ/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Divine Hiddenness Objection Defeater](/codex/divine-hiddenness-objection-defeater/), via [John 20.29](/codex/john-20-29/)
- [Faith is Belief Without Evidence Objection Defeater](/codex/faith-is-belief-without-evidence-objection-defeater/), via [John 20.24-31](/codex/john-20-24-31/)
- [Jesus Has a God Therefore Not God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-has-a-god-therefore-not-god-objection-defeater/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Jesus Never Claimed to Be God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-never-claimed-to-be-god-objection-defeater/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Jesus Said Only God Is Good Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-said-only-god-is-good-objection-defeater/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Liar Lunatic or Lord](/codex/liar-lunatic-or-lord/)
- [Necessity of the Incarnation](/codex/necessity-of-the-incarnation/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Quran Confirms Jesus is God Argument](/codex/quran-confirms-jesus-is-god-argument/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Religious Pluralism Objection Defeater](/codex/religious-pluralism-objection-defeater/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection Defeater](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection-defeater/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Unitarian Oneness Binitarian Objection Defeater](/codex/unitarian-oneness-binitarian-objection-defeater/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christ is God](/codex/christ-is-god/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Christ vs Other Religion-Founders](/codex/christ-vs-other-religion-founders/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Christ Was Made (Misread Proof-Texts)](/codex/christ-was-made-misread-proof-texts/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Christian Discernment](/codex/christian-discernment/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Christian Muslim Defender](/codex/christian-muslim-defender/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [John 20.27-28](/codex/john-20-27-28/), [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Christology](/codex/christology/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Crucifixion Forensics](/codex/crucifixion-forensics/), via [John 20.25-29](/codex/john-20-25-29/)
- [Doubt and Fear](/codex/doubt-and-fear/), via [John 20.24-28](/codex/john-20-24-28/)
- [Faith](/codex/h0530-emunah/), via [John 20.24-29](/codex/john-20-24-29/)
- [Faith is Belief Without Evidence Objection](/codex/faith-is-belief-without-evidence-objection/), via [John 20.24-31](/codex/john-20-24-31/), [John 20.29](/codex/john-20-29/)
- [Father-Son Authority Asymmetry](/codex/father-son-authority-asymmetry/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Hypostatic Union](/codex/hypostatic-union/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Incarnation](/codex/incarnation/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Islamic Dilemma](/codex/islamic-dilemma/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Jehovahs Witnesses](/codex/jehovahs-witnesses/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 20](/codex/john-20/)
- [Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson](/codex/lesson-2-4-christology-in-one-lesson/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Resurrection of Jesus - Minimal Facts Case](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus-minimal-facts-case/), via [John 20.24-29](/codex/john-20-24-29/)
- [The Muslim Defense](/codex/the-muslim-defense/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Trinity](/codex/trinity/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Trinity Common Objections](/codex/trinity-common-objections/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism](/codex/trinity-vs-oneness-vs-modalism-vs-arianism/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Young's Literal Translation](/codex/ylt/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [Zeitgeist - Constructed Religion Claims](/codex/zeitgeist-constructed-religion-claims/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)

**People:**

- [Thomas the Apostle](/codex/thomas-the-apostle/), via [John 20.24-29](/codex/john-20-24-29/), [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0386 - anastasis](/codex/g0386-anastasis/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [G2320 - theotes](/codex/g2320-theotes/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)
- [G4100 - pisteuo](/codex/g4100-pisteuo/), via [John 20.29](/codex/john-20-29/)

**Other pages:**

- [Religious Pluralism Objection](/codex/religious-pluralism-objection/), via [John 20.28](/codex/john-20-28/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.