John 20:28 KJV — MannaFest

John 20:28

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”

YLT

And Thomas answered and said to him, `My Lord and my God;'

DBT

Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and myGod.

About this book

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John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).

Author: John the Apostle (2nd-century patristic attribution + internal claims)
Date: c. AD 85–95

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50 verses on the floor

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
1 Timothy 3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Matthew 14:33
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

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They probably met every day during the preceding week, but their Lord designedly reserved His second appearance among them till the recurrence of His resurrection day, that He might thus inaugurate the delightful sanctities of THE LORD'S DAY (Re 1:10). disciples were within, and Thomas with them . . .

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

This was the first Christian sabbath, and she begins it accordingly with enquiries after Christ. She had spent the day before in commemorating the work of creation, and therefore rested; but now she is upon search into the work of redemption, and therefore makes a visit to Christ and him crucified. (2.) She came early, while it was yet dark; so early did she set out.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God--That Thomas did not do what Jesus invited him to do, and what he had made the condition of his believing, seems plain from Joh 20:29 ("Because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed"). He is overpowered, and the glory of Christ now breaks upon him in a flood.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Connections1

Where this verse connects

Inclusio John 1:1
BOOK-LEVEL. John's deity-confession frame: 'the Word was God' (1:1) opens, Thomas's 'My Lord and my God' (20:28) climaxes before the purpose statement. CONTESTED (Unitarian reading). Hays: coherence + satisfaction high.
TGC John commentary; critique: biblicalunitarian.com John 20:28; ASV/WEB text

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G238111× in canon G611231× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

JHN 20:28JHN 1:1 JHN 1:14
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
JHN 20:28JHN 1:1 GEN 1:1
JHN 20:28ISA 7:14 MAT 1:23
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
JHN 20:28JHN 1:1 JHN 17:5
JHN 20:28JHN 1:1 REV 19:13
JHN 20:28JHN 1:1 COL 1:17
JHN 20:28ISA 9:6 LUK 2:11
JHN 20:28ISA 9:6 MAT 28:18

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