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John 20:25

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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.

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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”

WEB World English Bible

The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

ASV American Standard Version

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 put my hand into his side, I will not believe.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

the other disciples, therefore, said to him, ‘We have seen the Lord;’ and he said to them, ‘If I may not see in his hands the mark of the nails, and may put my finger to the mark of the nails, and may put my hand to his side, I will not believe.’

Surrounding context — John 20

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.

28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

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John 6:30They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?Mark 16:11And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.Hebrews 3:18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?Psalm 78:32For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.Hebrews 3:12Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.Job 9:16If I had called, and he had answered me; [yet] would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.Hebrews 10:38-39Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.Acts 5:30-32The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.Matthew 27:42He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.John 20:14-20And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.Luke 24:34-41Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.Psalm 106:21-24They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;Psalm 78:11-22And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.Psalm 95:8-10Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, [and] as [in] the day of temptation in the wilderness:John 1:41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.Luke 24:25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:Acts 10:40-41Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;John 21:7Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt [his] fisher’s coat [unto him], (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.