John 20:24

THE MESSAGE

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."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But Thomas (called “Twin”), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

King James Version (1611)
But Thomas one of the twelue, called Didymus, was not with them when Iesus came.

King James Version
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

English Standard Version
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.

New American Standard Bible
But Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

New Century Version
Thomas (called Didymus), who was one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

Amplified Bible
But Thomas, one of the twelve [disciples], who was called Didymus (the twin), was not with them when Jesus came.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

Legacy Standard Bible
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

Berean Standard Bible
Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

Contemporary English Version
Although Thomas the Twin was one of the twelve disciples, he wasn't with the others when Jesus appeared to them.

Complete Jewish Bible
Now T'oma (the name means "twin"), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Yeshua came.

Darby Translation
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

Easy-to-Read Version
Thomas (called Didymus) was one of the twelve, but he was not with the other followers when Jesus came.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But Thomas one of the twelue, called Didymus, was not with them when Iesus came.

George Lamsa Translation
But Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called the Twin, was not there with them when Jesus came.

Good News Translation
One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (called the Twin), was not with them when Jesus came.

Lexham English Bible
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

Literal Translation
But Thomas, one of the Twelve, the one called Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.

American Standard Version
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

Bible in Basic English
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, named Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

Hebrew Names Version
But T'oma, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn't with them when Yeshua came.

International Standard Version
Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called the Twin,Didymus">[fn] wasn't with them when Jesus came.John 11:16;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
But Thoma, one of the twelve, he who was called the Twin, was not there with them when Jeshu came.

Murdock Translation
But Thomas, who was called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not there with them, when Jesus came.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But Thomas, one of the twelue, [which is] called Didymus, was not with them when Iesus came.

English Revised Version
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

World English Bible
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn't with them when Jesus came.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But Thomas called Didymus, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

Weymouth's New Testament
Thomas, one of the twelve--surnamed `the Twin' --was not among them when Jesus came.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But Thomas, oon of the twelue, that is seid Didimus, was not with hem, whanne Jhesus cam.

Update Bible Version
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn't with them when Jesus came.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

New English Translation
Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

New King James Version
Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

New Living Translation
One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came.

New Life Bible
Thomas was not with them when Jesus came. He was one of the twelve followers and was called the Twin.

New Revised Standard
But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, Thomas, one of the twelve, the one called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

Revised Standard Version
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But Thomas one of ye twelve called Didymus was not with the when Iesus came.

Young's Literal Translation
And Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Thomas one of the twolue which is called Didimus, was not wt the wha Iesus came.

Mace New Testament (1729)
But Thomas, that is, Didymus, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

Simplified Cowboy Version
One of the cowboys, Tom (nicknamed the Twin), had not been there when Jesus showed up.

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

Thomas: John 11:16, John 14:5, John 21:2, Matthew 10:3

was: John 6:66, John 6:67, Matthew 18:20, Hebrews 10:25

Reciprocal: Mark 3:18 - Thomas Luke 6:15 - Thomas John 20:26 - Thomas

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus,.... The person here spoken of, is described by his Hebrew name Thomas, and his Greek one Didymus, which both signify a twin; and perhaps he was one. It was common with the Jews to have two names, a Jewish and a Gentile one; by the one they went in the land of Israel, and by the other when without the land q; nay, they often went by one name in Judea, and by another in Galilee r; where Thomas might go by the name of Didymus with the Greeks, that might live with the Jews in some of those parts: he is also said to be "one of the twelve" apostles, which was their number at first, though Judas now was gone off from them, and therefore are sometimes only called the "eleven"; but this having been their complement, it is still retained; but what is observed of him to his disadvantage and discredit is, that he

was not with them when Jesus came: Beza's ancient copy reads, "he was not there with them"; and so read the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions; he either had not returned to the rest after their scattering one from another upon the apprehending of Christ; or did not choose to assemble with the rest, for fear of the Jews; or was taken up with some business and affair of life; however, he was not with the rest of the disciples, when they were assembled together, and Jesus appeared among them: as it is of good consequence to attend the assemblies of Christ's disciples and followers, so it is of bad consequence to neglect or forsake them: it is frequently to good purpose that persons attend them; here God comes and blesses his people, Jesus grants his presence, the graces of the Spirit are increased, and drawn forth into exercise; souls that have lost sight of Christ find him, disconsolate ones are comforted, weak ones strengthened, and hungry ones fed: on the other hand, not to attend is of bad consequence; neglect of assembling together exposes to many snares and temptations; brings on a spiritual leanness; leads to an indifference and lukewarmness: issues in a low degree of grace, and a non-exercise of it, and in a loss of Christ's presence.

q T. Hieros. Gittin, fol. 43. 2. r T. Hieros. Gittin, fol. 45. 3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 24. Thomas - called Didymus — See this name explained, John 11:16.

Was not with them — And, by absenting himself from the company of the disciples, he lost this precious opportunity of seeing and hearing Christ; and of receiving (at this time) the inestimable blessing of the Holy Ghost. Where two or three are assembled in the name of Christ, he is in the midst of them. Christ had said this before: Thomas should have remembered it, and not have forsaken the company of the disciples. What is the consequence? -

His unbelief becomes

1st. Utterly unreasonable. Ten of his brethren witnessed that they had seen Christ, John 20:25; but he rejected their testimony.

2dly. His unbelief became obstinate: he was determined not to believe on any evidence that it might please God to give him: he would believe according to his own prejudices, or not at all.

3dly. His unbelief became presumptuous and insolent: a view of the person of Christ will not suffice: he will not believe that it is he, unless he can put his finger into the holes made by the nails in his Lord's hand, and thrust has hand into the wound made by the spear in his side.

Thomas had lost much good, and gained much evil, and yet was insensible of his state. Behold the consequences of forsaking the assemblies of God's people! Jesus comes to the meeting-a disciple is found out of his place, who might have been there; and he is not only not blessed, but his heart becomes hardened and darkened through the deceitfulness of sin. It was through God's mere mercy that ever Thomas had another opportunity of being convinced of his error. Reader! take warning.