John 20:28 — Meaning and Application

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“And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.”

John 20:28

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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.

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.

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.

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

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John 20:1

"The first {day} of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre."

John 20:2

"Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him."

John 20:3

"Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre."

John 20:4

"So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre."

John 20:5

"And he stooping down, {and looking in}, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in."

John 20:6

"Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,"

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