Bible Strands
John 20:27
Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to Thomas inside a locked room eight days after His first appearance to the disciples. He addresses Thomas directly to meet his stated condition for belief.
The words — The text uses φέρε (phere), meaning "do bring," and δάκτυλόν (daktulon), meaning "finger," to command physical contact with the crucified body.
The thread — This command directly answers the verification condition Thomas laid out in John 20:25 and aligns with the apostolic claim of having "seen with our own eyes" in 1 John 1:1.
Why it lands — The verse explicitly commands Thomas to "Stop doubting and believe" after offering physical evidence. It requires the reader to accept the provided testimony and move from conditional inquiry to active trust.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- John 20:25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
- Psalms 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
- 1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
- John 20:20 After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
- Psalms 78:38 And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
- Luke 24:40 And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.
- 1 Timothy 1:14 And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
- Matthew 17:17 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
- Luke 9:41 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
- Romans 5:20 The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,