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Then he said to Thomas, "Reach here your finger, and see my hands. Reach here your hand, and put it into my side. Don`t be faithless, but believing."
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Jesus's Personal Care for Doubters
Multiple commentators highlight that Jesus came specifically for Thomas, addressing him by name and repeating the exact demands Thomas had made a week earlier. This reveals Jesus's omniscience (knowing Thomas's words without hearing them) and his personal, tender care for the individual who is struggling with doubt. As one scholar notes, Jesus is like a Good Shepherd who seeks out the single sick sheep to heal it.
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John
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Then saith he to Thomas (ειτα λεγε τω Θομα). Jesus turns directly to Thomas as if he had come expressly for his sake. He reveals h…
19th Century
Anglican
Then says He to Thomas...—This implies a knowledge of the words of John 20:25, which in itself would carry conviction to …
Baptist
Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. And T…
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Jesus’ appeal to Thomas shows that he knew what Thomas had said to his colleagues when they told him of the first appearance. Since Jesus had not b…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then saith he to Thomas For whose sake he chiefly came, and whom he at once singled out from the rest, and called by…
Presbyterian
That one day in seven should be religiously observed, was an institution from the beginning. And that, in the kingdom of the Messiah, the first day…
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13th Century
Catholic
Now the Evangelist presents our Lord’s second appearance. It was to all the disciples, including Thomas.
First, he mentions Christ…
