KJV King James Version
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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John 20:29
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
WEB World English Bible
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus saith to him, ‘Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.’
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
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λέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦς·G2424 · IēsousJesusὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἑώρακάςG3708 · horaōto see: seeμεG3165 · memeπεπίστευκας·G4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)μακάριοιG3107 · makariosblessedοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμὴG3361 · mēnotἰδόντεςG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandκαὶG2532 · kaiandπιστεύσαντες.¶G4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)
Cross-references
1 Peter 1:8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:2 Corinthians 5:7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.Hebrews 11:27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.Luke 1:45And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.John 4:48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.John 20:8Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.Hebrews 11:39And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
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