John 20:24 BSB — MannaFest

John 20:24

Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

BSB

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ASV

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

KJV

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus,.... The person here spoken of, is described by his Hebrew name Thomas, and his Greek one Didymus, which both signify a twin; and perhaps he was one.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thomas - called Didymus - See this name explained, Joh 11:16 (note). Was not with them - And, by absenting himself from the company of the disciples, he lost this precious opportunity of seeing and hearing Christ; and of receiving (at this time) the inestimable blessing of the Holy Ghost. Where two or three are assembled in the name of Christ, he is in the midst of them. Christ had said this before: Thomas should have remembered it, and not have forsaken the company of the disciples. What is the consequence? - His unbelief becomes 1st. Utterly unreasonable.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

The story of the unbelief of Thomas, related in these verses, is a narrative peculiar to the Gospel of John. For wise and good reasons it is passed over in silence by Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and was probably not given to the world until Thomas was dead. It is precisely one of those passages of Scripture which supply strong internal evidence of the honesty of the inspired writers.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Θωμᾶς	Thōmas	Thomas	G2381 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
εἷς	heis	one	G1520 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
δώδεκα	dōdeka	Twelve	G1427 →
ὁ	ho	who	G3588 →
λεγόμενος	legomenos	is being named	G3004 →
Δίδυμος	Didumos	Didymus	G1324 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
μετ᾽	met᾽	with	G3326 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	them	G846 →
ὅτε	hote	when	G3753 →
ἦλθεν	ēlthen	came	G2064 →
Ἰησοῦς.	Iēsous	Jesus.	G2424 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 10:25
Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
leads to
- Acts 2:42
  They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
  Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
- Matthew 18:20
  For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
- Hebrews 3:13
  But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
- Hebrews 10:24
  And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
Through
John 14:5
“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”
leads to
- John 11:16
  Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 9:19
  “O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”
Through
John 11:16
Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
leads to
- John 13:37
  “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John