John 11:16

11:16 So Thomas (called Didymus ¹ ) ²  said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go too, so that we may die with him.” ³ 

John 20:24

The Response of Thomas

20:24 Now Thomas (called Didymus), ⁴  one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

John 21:2

21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas ⁵  (called Didymus), ⁶  Nathanael ⁷  (who was from Cana ⁸  in Galilee), the sons ⁹  of Zebedee, ¹⁰  and two other disciples ¹¹  of his were together.

[11:16]  ¹ sn Didymus means “the twin” in Greek.

[11:16]  ² sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[11:16]  ³ sn One gets the impression from Thomas’ statement “Let us go too, so that we may die with him” that he was something of a pessimist resigned to his fate. And yet his dedicated loyalty to Jesus and his determination to accompany him at all costs was truly commendable. Nor is the contrast between this statement and the confession of Thomas in 20:28, which forms the climax of the entire Fourth Gospel, to be overlooked; certainly Thomas’ concept of who Jesus is has changed drastically between 11:16 and 20:28.

[20:24]  ⁴ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author; Didymus means “the twin” in Greek.

[21:2]  ⁷ tn Grk “and Thomas.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2]  ⁸ sn Didymus means “the twin” in Greek.

[21:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “and Nathanael.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map1 C3; Map2 D2; Map3 C5.

[21:2]  ¹¹ tn Grk “and the sons.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2]  ¹² sn The sons of Zebedee were James and John.

[21:2]  ¹³ sn The two other disciples who are not named may have been Andrew and Philip, who are mentioned together in John 6:7-8 and 12:22.