Passage

John 20.28-29

Book: John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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, Peace be unto you. 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.

28. Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29. Jesus saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

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)

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, “Peace be to you.” 27. Then he said to Thomas, “Reach here your finger, and see my hands. Reach here your hand, and put it into my side. Don’t be unbelieving, but believing.”

28. Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29. Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”

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)

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.

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)

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, 'Peace to you!' 27. then he saith to Thomas, 'Bring thy finger hither, and see my hands, and bring thy hand, and put [it] to my side, and become not unbelieving, but believing.'

28. And Thomas answered and said to him, 'My Lord and my God;' 29. Jesus saith to him, 'Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'

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)

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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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Arguments and defeaters:

Concepts:

Christ is God, via John 20.28
Christ vs Other Religion-Founders, via John 20.28
Christ Was Made (Misread Proof-Texts), via John 20.28
Christian Discernment, via John 20.28
Christian Muslim Defender, via John 20.28
Christianity, via John 20.27-28, John 20.28
Christology, via John 20.28
Christs Deity, via John 20.28
Crucifixion Forensics, via John 20.25-29
Doubt and Fear, via John 20.24-28
Faith, via John 20.24-29
Faith is Belief Without Evidence Objection, via John 20.24-31, John 20.29
Father-Son Authority Asymmetry, via John 20.28
Hypostatic Union, via John 20.28
Incarnation, via John 20.28
Islamic Dilemma, via John 20.28
Jehovahs Witnesses, via John 20.28
Jesus Said, via John 20
Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson, via John 20.28
Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ, via John 20.28
Resurrection of Jesus - Minimal Facts Case, via John 20.24-29
The Muslim Defense, via John 20.28
Trinity, via John 20.28
Trinity Common Objections, via John 20.28
Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism, via John 20.28
Young's Literal Translation, via John 20.28
Zeitgeist - Constructed Religion Claims, via John 20.28

People:

Thomas the Apostle, via John 20.24-29, John 20.28

Lexicon:

Other pages:

Religious Pluralism Objection, via John 20.28

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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