KJV King James Version
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
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John 20:24
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
WEB World English Bible
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn’t with them when Jesus came.
ASV American Standard Version
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came;
Surrounding context — John 20
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
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.
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ΘωμᾶςG2381 · ThōmasThomasδὲG1161 · dethenεἷςG1520 · ehisoneἐκG1537 · ekout fromτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδώδεκαG1427 · dōdekatwelveὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλεγόμενοςG3004 · legōto sayΔίδυμοςG1324 · DidumosTwinοὐκG3756 · ounoἦνG1510 · eimito beμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heὅτεG3753 · hotewhenἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goἸησοῦς.G2424 · IēsousJesus
Cross-references
John 11:16Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.Hebrews 10:25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.John 6:66-67From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.John 21:2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the [sons] of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.John 14:5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?Matthew 18:20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.Matthew 10:3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
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