John 20:29
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
- KJV
- Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
- WEB
- Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
- ASV
- Jesus saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.
- DARBY
- Jesus says to him, Because thou hast seen me thou hast believed: blessed they who have not seen and have believed.
- BLB
- Jesus says to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed [are] those not having seen, and having believed.”
- ÅB
- Jesus sier til ham: Fordi du har sett meg, tror du; salige er de som ikke ser og dog tror.
- OTB
- Da sa Jesus til ham: «Du har trodd fordi du har sett meg; salige er de som ikke har sett og likevel har trodd.»
- B1930
- Jesus sier til ham: Fordi du har sett mig, tror du; salige er de som ikke ser og dog tror.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 1:8
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:7
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Read in contextHebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Read in contextHebrews 11:27
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
Read in contextLuke 1:45
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
Read in contextJohn 4:48
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
Read in contextJohn 20:8
Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
Read in contextHebrews 11:39
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
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