John 20:24

The Response of Thomas

20:24 Now Thomas (called Didymus), ¹  one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

John 20:27

20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put ²  your finger here, and examine ³  my hands. Extend ⁴  your hand and put it ⁵  into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe.” ⁶ 

[20:24]  ¹ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author; Didymus means “the twin” in Greek.

[20:27]  ² tn Or “Extend” or “Reach out.” The translation “put” or “reach out” for φέρω (ferw) here is given in BDAG 1052 s.v. 4.

[20:27]  ³ tn Grk “see.” The Greek verb ἴδε (ide) is often used like its cognate ἰδού (idou) in Hellenistic Greek (which is “used to emphasize the …importance of someth.” [BDAG 468 s.v. ἰδού 1.b.ε]).

[20:27]  ⁴ tn Or “reach out” or “put.”

[20:27]  ⁵ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[20:27]  ⁶ tn Grk “and do not be unbelieving, but believing.”