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John 20:28

Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēAnsweredG611 →
ΘωμᾶςThōmasThomasG2381 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἶπενeipensaidG2036 →
αὐτῷ·autōto Him;G846 →
ὁhoOG3588 →
κύριόςkuriosLordG2962 →
μουmouof MineG3165 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ὁhoOG3588 →
θεόςtheosGodG2316 →
μου.mouof mine!G3165 →

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John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.1 Timothy 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.Matthew 14:33Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”John 5:23so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.Philippians 2:6Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.Acts 7:59–60While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”Luke 24:52And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,Revelation 5:9–14And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.John 9:35–38When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”John 20:16Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.Matthew 28:9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.Acts 9:20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

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