John 20:19-29 ▼

19 The same day at evening, being the first day of the week, the doors of the house where the disciples were, being shut, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, peace be with you.

20 and when he had so said, he show'd them his hands and his side, the disciples were therefore extremely glad when they saw it was the Lord.

21 then said Jesus to them again, "peace be with you: as my father hath sent me, even so send I you."

22 and when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "receive ye the holy spirit.

23 whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye leave unpardoned, they are lest unpardoned."

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

25 the other disciples therefore said to him, we have seen the Lord, but he said to them, except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

26 Eight days after, when his disciples were again in private, and Thomas with them: Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, peace be with you.

27 then said he to Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and examine my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

28 Thomas answered, and said to him, my Lord and my God!

29 Jesus said to him, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed.