John 20:27

John 20:27 is the twenty-seventh verse of the twentieth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament. It records Jesus' reappearance to the disciples, including Thomas, eight days after his resurrection.

Content

The original Koine Greek, according to the Textus Receptus, reads:
In the King James Version of the Bible, this verse is translated as:
The modern World English Bible translates the passage as:
For a collection of other versions see .

Analysis

Immediately after his greeting, "Peace",, Jesus directed his attention to "the main church problem at hand: Thomas's doubt". Jesus granted Thomas's demands to verify the marks of his crucifixion: the marks of the nails in Jesus' hands and the pierced hole on his side. According to Frederick Dale Bruner, it must surely have shocked Thomas that Jesus knew exactly his problem, as every point of his requirements for physical verification was met and Jesus had spoken back to him with uncanny precision. Gottfreid Lücke raises the possibility that the other disciples had told Jesus about Thomas's doubts.
The repetition of his wording, and the sympathy shown to his misgivings, must have left a deep impression on Thomas, leading to the response in John 20:28, "My Lord and my God".