John 20:29 - Forerunner Commentary

John 20:29

27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and ^areach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be ^bunbelieving, but believing.”

28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”

29 Jesus said to him,¹ “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. ^aBlessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

That You May Believe

30 And ^atruly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;

31 ^abut these are written that ^byou may believe that Jesus ^cis the Christ, the Son of God, ^dand that believing you may have life in His name.

Verse Comparison: John 20:29

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American Standard Version
Jesus saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed `are' they that have not seen, and `yet' have believed.

Amplified® Bible
Jesus said to him, Because you have seen Me, {Thomas,} do you now believe (trust, have faith)? Blessed {and} happy {and} to be envied are those who have never seen Me and yet have believed {and} adhered to {and} trusted {and} relied on Me.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus said, "Thomas, do you have faith because you have seen me? The people who have faith in me without seeing me are the ones who are really blessed!"

Darby English Version
Jesus says to him, Because thou hast seen me thou hast believed: blessed they who have not seen and have believed.

Good News Bible
Jesus said to him, "Do you believe because you see me? How happy are those who believe without seeing me!"

International Standard Version
Jesus said to him, "Is it because you have seen me that you have believed? How blessed are those who have never seen me and yet have believed!"

King James Version
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

New American Standard Bible
Jesus *said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed {are} they who did not see, and {yet} believed."

New International Version
Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

New King James Version
Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? They receive blessings who do not see but still believe."

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus saith to him, `Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'

New English Translation
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are the people¹ who have not seen and yet have believed.”²

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