# John 20.30-31

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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 20:28-31, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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 20:28-31, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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 20:28-31, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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 20:28-31, YLT)

## Setting

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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:**

- [Argument from Miracles](/codex/argument-from-miracles/)
- [Bayesian Argument for Theism](/codex/bayesian-argument-for-theism/), via [John 20.30](/codex/john-20-30/), [John 20.31](/codex/john-20-31/)
- [Christian God is the Only True God](/codex/christian-god-is-the-only-true-god/)
- [Faith is Belief Without Evidence Objection Defeater](/codex/faith-is-belief-without-evidence-objection-defeater/)
- [Jesus Has a God Therefore Not God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-has-a-god-therefore-not-god-objection-defeater/)
- [Resurrection-Centric Growth Argument](/codex/resurrection-centric-growth-argument/)

**Concepts:**

- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/)
- [Faith and Reason](/codex/faith-and-reason/)
- [Faith is Belief Without Evidence Objection](/codex/faith-is-belief-without-evidence-objection/), via [John 20.24-31](/codex/john-20-24-31/)
- [Meaning-Centered Evangelism](/codex/meaning-centered-evangelism/), via [John 20.31](/codex/john-20-31/)

**People:**

- [John the Apostle](/codex/john-the-apostle/), via [John 20.31](/codex/john-20-31/)

**Lexicon:**

- [H1121 - ben](/codex/h1121-ben/), via [John 20.31](/codex/john-20-31/)

**Passages:**

- [Hebrews 11.1](/codex/hebrews-11-1/)

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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.