John 20:20

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

King James Version (1611)
And when hee had so saide, hee shewed vnto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

King James Version
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord .

English Standard Version
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

New American Standard Bible
And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

New Century Version
After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. His followers were thrilled when they saw the Lord.

Amplified Bible
After He said this, He showed them His hands and His side. When the disciples saw the Lord, they were filled with great joy.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Legacy Standard Bible
And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Berean Standard Bible
After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
and showed them his hands and his side. When the disciples saw the Lord, they became very happy.

Complete Jewish Bible
Having greeted them, he showed them his hands and his side. The talmidim were overjoyed to see the Lord.

Darby Translation
And having said this, he shewed to them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced therefore, having seen the Lord.

Easy-to-Read Version
As soon as he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. When the followers saw the Lord, they were very happy.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when he had so saide, he shewed vnto them his handes, and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they had seene the Lord.

George Lamsa Translation
He said this, and then he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw our Lord.

Good News Translation
After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Lord.

Lexham English Bible
And when he had said this, he showed his hands and his side to them. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Literal Translation
And saying this, He showed them His hands and side. Then seeing the Lord, the disciples rejoiced.

American Standard Version
And when he had said this, he showed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.

Bible in Basic English
And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

Hebrew Names Version
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The talmidim therefore were glad when they saw the Lord.

International Standard Version
After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side, and when they saw the Lord the disciples were overjoyed.John 16:22;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
This he said, and showed them his hands and his side. And the disciples rejoiced when they saw our Lord.

Murdock Translation
Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. And the disciples rejoiced, when they saw our Lord.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when he had so sayde, he shewed vnto them his handes & his syde. Then were the disciples glad, when they sawe the Lorde.

English Revised Version
And when he had said this, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.

World English Bible
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And having said this, he shewed them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

Weymouth's New Testament
Having said this He showed them His hands and also His side; and the disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Master.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he hadde seid this, he schewide to hem hondis and side; therfor the disciplis ioieden, for the Lord was seyn.

Update Bible Version
And when he had said this, he showed to them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when he had so said, he showed to them [his] hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord.

New English Translation
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

New King James Version
When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

New Living Translation
As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord!

New Life Bible
When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. When the followers saw the Lord, they were filled with joy.

New Revised Standard
After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, this, saying he pointed out both his hands and his side unto them. The disciples, therefore, rejoiced, seeing the Lord.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.

Revised Standard Version
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his hondes and his syde. Then were the disciples glad when they sawe the Lorde.

Young's Literal Translation
and this having said, he shewed them his hands and side; the disciples, therefore, rejoiced, having seen the Lord.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha he had so sayde, he shewed the his hades & his syde. The were ye disciples glad, yt they sawe ye LORDE.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and when he had so said, he show'd them his hands and his side. the disciples were therefore extremely glad when they saw it was the Lord.

Simplified Cowboy Version
He showed them the nail scars and the one in his side. They were filled with happiness at seeing him alive.

Contextual Overview

¹⁹Later on that day, the disciples had gathered together, but, fearful of the Jews, had locked all the doors in the house. Jesus entered, stood among them, and said, "Peace to you." Then he showed them his hands and side. The disciples, seeing the Master with their own eyes, were exuberant. Jesus repeated his greeting: "Peace to you. Just as the Father sent me, I send you." Then he took a deep breath and breathed into them. "Receive the Holy Spirit," he said. "If you forgive someone's sins, they're gone for good. If you don't forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?" But Thomas, sometimes called the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, "We saw the Master." But he said, "Unless I see the nail holes in his hands, put my finger in the nail holes, and stick my hand in his side, I won't believe it." Eight days later, his disciples were again in the room. This time Thomas was with them. Jesus came through the locked doors, stood among them, and said, "Peace to you." Then he focused his attention on Thomas. "Take your finger and examine my hands. Take your hand and stick it in my side. Don't be unbelieving. Believe." Thomas said, "My Master! My God!" Jesus said, "So, you believe because you've seen with your own eyes. Even better blessings are in store for those who believe without seeing." Jesus provided far more God-revealing signs than are written down in this book. These are written down so you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and in the act of believing, have real and eternal life in the way he personally revealed it. ²¹Resurrection! Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone was moved away from the entrance. She ran at once to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, breathlessly panting, "They took the Master from the tomb. We don't know where they've put him." Peter and the other disciple left immediately for the tomb. They ran, neck and neck. The other disciple got to the tomb first, outrunning Peter. Stooping to look in, he saw the pieces of linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in. Simon Peter arrived after him, entered the tomb, observed the linen cloths lying there, and the kerchief used to cover his head not lying with the linen cloths but separate, neatly folded by itself. Then the other disciple, the one who had gotten there first, went into the tomb, took one look at the evidence, and believed. No one yet knew from the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead. The disciples then went back home. But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she knelt to look into the tomb and saw two angels sitting there, dressed in white, one at the head, the other at the foot of where Jesus' body had been laid. They said to her, "Woman, why do you weep?" "They took my Master," she said, "and I don't know where they put him." After she said this, she turned away and saw Jesus standing there. But she didn't recognize him. Jesus spoke to her, "Woman, why do you weep? Who are you looking for?" She, thinking that he was the gardener, said, "Mister, if you took him, tell me where you put him so I can care for him." Jesus said, "Mary." Turning to face him, she said in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" meaning "Teacher!" Jesus said, "Don't cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I ascend to my Father and your Father, my God and your God.'" Mary Magdalene went, telling the news to the disciples: "I saw the Master!" And she told them everything he said to her. Later on that day, the disciples had gathered together, but, fearful of the Jews, had locked all the doors in the house. Jesus entered, stood among them, and said, "Peace to you." Then he showed them his hands and side. The disciples, seeing the Master with their own eyes, were exuberant. Jesus repeated his greeting: "Peace to you. Just as the Father sent me, I send you." ²²Then he took a deep breath and breathed into them. "Receive the Holy Spirit," he said. "If you forgive someone's sins, they're gone for good. If you don't forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?" ²⁴But Thomas, sometimes called the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, "We saw the Master." But he said, "Unless I see the nail holes in his hands, put my finger in the nail holes, and stick my hand in his side, I won't believe it."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he showed: John 20:27, Luke 24:39, Luke 24:40, 1 John 1:1

Then: John 16:22, Isaiah 25:8, Isaiah 25:9, Matthew 28:8, Luke 24:41

Reciprocal: Psalms 69:32 - The humble Psalms 118:24 - the day Matthew 27:35 - they crucified Mark 2:7 - who Mark 6:50 - it is I Mark 16:14 - he appeared John 20:25 - Except John 21:7 - It is

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had so said,.... The above salutation, in the most kind, tender, and affectionate manner: and to put them out of all pain, and that they might know certainly who he was,

he showed them his hands and his side; his hands, which had been pierced with the nails, the marks of which were then to be seen; and which they all knew must be the case, since he was crucified; and his side, which was pierced with a spear, and which left a wide open wound, and which John, who was among them, was an eyewitness of. These he showed, partly to convince them that he was not a spirit, or an apparition, which at first sight they took him to be, from his sudden appearance among them, the doors being locked and barred; and partly to assure them of the truth of his resurrection, and in the same body, as well as to lead them into a view of his great love his suffering the death of the cross for them; and also to observe to them from whence that peace and happiness sprung he had just now saluted them with. It is needless to inquire, whether these marks in his hands, feet, and side, still continue; he was raised with them, that he might show them, for the reasons above given; and should they be thought to continue till all the effects of his death are wrought, since he appears in the midst of the throne and elders, a lamb, as it had been slain, and till his second coming, when they that pierced his hands and feet, and side, shall look and mourn, it is not very unreasonable:

then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord; for by these marks in his hands and feet, and side, they were fully convinced, and entirely satisfied, that it was he; and that he was risen from the dead; and who now appeared to them, than which a more delightful sight could not be enjoyed by them; whereby was fulfilled, what he had foretold and promised, John 16:22. So a spiritual sight of Christ is always rejoicing to a disciple of his; that is, one that has learned of Christ, and learned Christ, who has believed in him, and is enabled to deny sinful, righteous, civil, worldly, and natural self, for Christ; and is made willing to take up the cross, bear it, and follow after him: a sight of Christ as God and man, of his personal beauties and excellencies, of his fulness and suitableness, as a Saviour and Redeemer, and so as to have sensible communion with him, is exceeding delightful to such an one; especially when under a sense of sin, when accused or tempted by Satan, or when Christ has been long absent, or when under affliction, and on a death bed; for Christ is a believer's all; he stands in all relations to him; and such a soul never sees Christ aright, but it receives something from him, his leaning on his breast; and who being so near his person, and allowed to use a liberty with him, everyone did not take, at the motion of Peter, asked our Lord at supper, who the person was he meant that should betray him; all this is said as descriptive of the disciple here spoken of, which leaves it without any doubt, that it was the Apostle John; and who, from

John 21:2 appears to be one of this company, and is further confirmed at John 21:24.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He showed unto them his hands ... - In this manner he gave them indubitable proofs of his identity. He showed them that he was the same Being who had suffered; that he had truly risen from the dead, and had come forth with the same body. That body had not yet put on its glorified form. It was necessary first to establish the proof of his resurrection, and that could be done only by his appearing as he was when he died.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 20:20. He showed unto them his hands and his side. — So it appears that his body bore the marks of the nails and the spear; and these marks were preserved that the disciples might be the more fully convinced of the reality of his resurrection.