John 20:26-27

20:26 Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, ¹  and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, ²  Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put ³  your finger here, and examine ⁴  my hands. Extend ⁵  your hand and put it ⁶  into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe.” ⁷ 

John 21:2

21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas ⁸  (called Didymus), ⁹  Nathanael ¹⁰  (who was from Cana ¹¹  in Galilee), the sons ¹²  of Zebedee, ¹³  and two other disciples ¹⁴  of his were together.

[20:26]  ¹ tn Grk “were inside”; the word “together” is implied.

[20:26]  ² tn Grk “the doors were shut”; “locked” conveys a more appropriate idea for the modern English reader.

[20:27]  ³ 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]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Or “reach out” or “put.”

[20:27]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Grk “and do not be unbelieving, but believing.”

[21:2]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ sn Didymus means “the twin” in Greek.

[21:2]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ map For location see Map1 C3; Map2 D2; Map3 C5.

[21:2]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ sn The sons of Zebedee were James and John.

[21:2]  ¹¹ 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.