KJV King James Version
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.
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John 20:26
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
WEB World English Bible
After eight days again his disciples were inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace be to you.”
ASV American Standard Version
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And after eight days, again were his disciples within, and Thomas with them; Jesus cometh, the doors having been shut, and he stood in the midst, and said, ‘Peace to you!’
Surrounding context — John 20
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.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandμεθ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterἡμέραςG2250 · hēmeradayὀκτὼG3638 · oktōeightπάλινG3825 · palinagainἦσανG1510 · eimito beἔσωG2080 · esōin/inner/inwardlyοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθηταὶG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandΘωμᾶςG2381 · ThōmasThomasμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterαὐτῶν.G846 · autosit/s/heἔρχεταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθυρῶνG2374 · thuradoorκεκλεισμένωνG2808 · kleiōto shutκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔστηG2476 · histēmito standεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoμέσονG3319 · mesosmidstκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayεἰρήνηG1515 · eirēnēpeaceὑμῖν.G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
John 20:19Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.Isaiah 54:10For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.Isaiah 26:12LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.Matthew 17:1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,Luke 9:28And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.John 14:27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.John 20:21Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you.Isaiah 27:5Or let him take hold of my strength, [that] he may make peace with me; [and] he shall make peace with me.
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