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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Joh_20:24-25
24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."
Joh_20:24 "But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus was not with them when Jesus came" Didymus in Greek means "twin" (cf. Joh_11:16). Often people have used this passage to call Thomas a doubter, but remember Joh_11:16. Thomas appears more often in John's Gospel than any other Gospel (cf. Joh_11:16; Joh_14:5; Joh_20:24; Joh_20:26-29; Joh_21:2).
Joh_20:25 "Unless. . .I will not believe" "Unless" is a third class conditional sentence with a strong Double negative, "I will never, no never, believe it" without sight and touch. Jesus honored this request. Jesus worked with the faith of the disciples through (1) His miracles and (2) His predictions. Jesus' message was so radically new, He allowed them time to understand and assimilate the gospel assertions and implications.
▣ "imprint" See Special Topic below.
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