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John 20:24
But Thomas, one of the Twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
But Thomas, one of the Twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
Verse 24. _THOMAS - CALLED DIDYMUS_] See this name explained, John 11:16. _WAS NOT WITH THEM_] And, by absenting himself from the company of the disciples, he lost this precious opportunity of seein...
CHAPTER 20 _ 1. The Empty Sepulchre. (John 20:1 .)_ 2. The Risen One and Mary of Magdala. (John 20:11 .) 3. The Gathered Company and He in the midst. (John 20:19 .) 4. The Second Time. ...
THE COMING TO THE DISCIPLES. The first Christian Sunday is spent in Jerusalem, where the disciples are in hiding. The interpretation of Mark 14:50 as implying an immediate flight of the apostles to Ga...
BUT THOMAS, ONE OF THE TWELVE, CALLED DIDYMUS, WAS NOT WITH THEM. Didymus, which means the Twin, is the Greek for the Hebrew name, Thomas. He was one of the Twelve, of whom history has recorded but li...
But Thomas, who is called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." He said to them: "Unless I see the print of the nails in...
BEWILDERED LOVE (John 20:1-10)...
THOMAS. The third mention of him in John. See John 11:16; John 14:5. OF. out of. Greek _ek._ App-104....
The Manifestation to S. Thomas and others Peculiar to S. John 24. _Thomas_ See on John 11:16. _the twelve_ See on John 6:67. _was not with them_ His melancholy temperament might dispose him to soli...
ΘΩΜΑ͂Σ … ΟΥ̓Κ ἮΝ ΜΕΤ' ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ν. His melancholy temperament (see on John 11:16) might dispose him to solitude and to put no trust in the rumours of Christ’s Resurrection if they reached him on Easter Da...
THE MANIFESTATION TO S. THOMAS AND OTHERS Peculiar to S. John...
Ver 19. Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for feel of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and says to...
_JESUS APPEARED TO HIS DISCIPLES AND THOMAS IS PRESENT -- JOHN 20:24-31:_ The reason is unknown, but for whatever reason Thomas was not present the first time Jesus appeared to the disciples after His...
ΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ, _см._ John 20:3....
THOMAS, ONE OF THE TWELVE,— It is said, Luke 24:33 that the disciples from Emmaus gave the eleven, and those who were with them, an account of their meeting with Christ, and of the other circumstances...
THE APPEARANCE TO TEN DISCIPLES _Text: John 20:19-25_ 19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of th...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 20:24-31 Below is an Analysis of our present passage:— The first time Thomas comes before us is in chapter 11. At the close of 10 we read how the enemies of Chr...
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. BUT THOMAS, ONE OF THE TWELVE, CALLED DIDYMUS, WAS NOT WITH THEM WHEN JESUS CAME - that is, on the evening of the r...
6 There is a blessed contrast between the resurrection of Lazarus and the vivification of our Lord. Lazarus saw corruption. Christ saw none. Lazarus was raised bound foot and hand with grave clothes a...
20:24 Didymus, (a-8) Or 'twin.'...
THE RESURRECTION 1-10. The Resurrection. Visits of Mary Magdalene, and of Peter and John to the tomb of Jesus. (For the Resurrection appearances see on the synoptics, especially on St. Matthew; for th...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 20 THE GRAVE IS EMPTY! 20:1-10 V1 On Sunday morning, Mary (who was from Magdala) went to the grave. It was very early a...
BUT THOMAS, ONE OF THE TWELVE, CALLED DIDYMUS... — Comp. Notes on John 11:16; John 14:5. It is in harmony with the desponding character that looks upon the visit to Jerusalem as necessarily leading to...
XXIII. _ THOMAS' TEST._ "When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the...
Θωμᾶς δὲ … Ἰησοῦς. Θωμᾶς [תָּאוֹם or תּאֹם a twin, from תָּאַם to be double; of which Δίδυμος from δύο is the Greek equivalent]. εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα “one of the twelve,” the familiar designation still u...
_Manifestations of the risen Lord to the disciples, first without Thomas, then with Thomas_....
THE RISEN CHRIST BRINGS PEACE John 20:19-25 Evidently our Lord was clothed in the spiritual body of which the Apostle speaks, not subject to the laws governing physical life. Twice He uttered the sal...
This is the story of a dark morning and a lost Master. The strange excitement of it all is evidenced by the fact that the three disciples named are all seen running. Mary ran to tell the disciples, an...
(7) But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. (7) Christ draws out of the unbelief of Thomas a certain and sure testimony of his resurrection....
_Thomas... was not with them. Yet no doubt the like power of forgiving sins was given to him, either at this time or afterwards. See St. Cyril. (Witham)_...
THOMAS IS CONVINCED John 20:24-29. “ _And Thomas_, _one of the twelve_, _called Didymus_, _was not with them when Jesus came. Then the other disciples continued to say to him_, _We have seen the Lord....
FIFTH PART: 20:1-29. THE RESURRECTION. The fourth part of the Gospel has shown us the Jewish people carrying _unbelief_ with reference to Jesus even to complete apostasy, and consummating this spirit...
1. The appearance of Jesus when the doors were shut (John 20:19; John 20:26) is a point which we are unable to explain. The evangelist has not stated the facts of the case with sufficient definiteness...
“ _But Thomas, one of the Twelve, he who was called Didymus, 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: Unless I se...
III. THE SECOND APPEARANCE TO THE DISCIPLES (THOMAS): JOHN 20:24-29. A last principle of unbelief still remained in the circle of the Twelve. It is extirpated, and the development of faith reaches it...
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. (25) The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in...
In John 20:1-31 is the resurrection, and this in a remarkable light. No such outward circumstance is here as in Matthew, no soldiers trembling, no walk with disciples, but as ever the person of God's...
_THE ABSENCE OF THOMAS_ ‘But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.’ John 20:24 There is a very pathetic ring about this verse; Thomas lost an opportunity and...
24._But Thomas, one of the twelve. _The unbelief of _Thomas _is here related, that by means of it the faith of the godly may be more fully confirmed. He was not only slow and reluctant to believe, but...
In chapter 20, we have, in a summary of several of the leading facts among those which took place after the resurrection of Jesus, a picture of all the consequences of that great event, in immediate c...
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. It w...
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. Ver. 24. _But Thomas, one of the twelve_] A man cannot be wilfully absent from the public assemblies but once, withou...
_But Thomas, called Didymus_ That is, the twin; _was not with them when Jesus came_ The cause of his absence is not mentioned. Possibly it might be affliction, or some other unavoidable hinderance. Th...
THOMAS; chap John 11:16....
THE GRAVE: OPEN AND EMPTY! (vs.1-10) Though others besides Mary of Magdala went together to the grave early on the first day of the week, yet in John she is singled out, a woman devoted, but incredu...
19-25 This was the first day of the week, and this day is afterwards often mentioned by the sacred writers; for it was evidently set apart as the Christian sabbath, in remembrance of Christ's resurre...
Whether Thomas had ever, since they all forsook our Saviour in the garden and fled, returned again to a communion with the rest, or was absent through some occasion, is not said; but upon this some ha...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I and the ten apostles to whom the Lord appeared after His resurrection,-Thomas[241]...
John 20:24 Now G1161 Thomas G2381 called G3004 (G5746) Twin G1324 one G1520 of G1537 twelve G1427 was...
‘But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands t...
JESUS APPEARS TO THE DISCIPLES INCLUDING THOMAS (JOHN 20:24). Thomas had been absent at Jesus' first appearance to the Apostles, but he too was now to see the risen Lord....
We have here a second appearance of Jesus to the disciples, distinguished from that coming immediately before, inasmuch as it seems especially intended to set forth the blessedness of those who believ...
John 20:24. BUT THOMAS, ONE OF THE TWELVE, CALLED DIDYMUS, WAS NOT WITH THEM WHEN JESUS CAME. On the object of thus interpreting the name Thomas, see on chap. John 11:16. It is impossible to think tha...
DIDYMUS (Διδυμος). The same expression applied to Thomas in John 11:16; John 21:2, but nowhere else in N.T. Old word for twin (double), "the pessimist of the apostolic band" (Bernard). The term twe...
John 20:24 Thomas I. Thomas was evidently a man of reserved nature a melancholy man haunted, as we should say, by a painful sense of his own individuality. He could not look at the bright side of thi...
John 20:24 The Incredulity of Thomas. The case of Thomas is I. A most instructive instance of the exercise and expression of a true, loving, affectionate, appropriating faith. It is outgoing, self-f...
John 20:24 The Incredulity of St. Thomas I. It is easy and not uncommon to upbraid the incredulity of Thomas, and to entertain none but the most indefinite ideas as to the fault of which he was guilt...
John 20:18. _Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her._ She was a true woman one whom they had known well enough to be quite...
John 20:19. _Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and sai...
John 20:11. _But Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher, and seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the othe...
CONTENTS: Resurrection of Christ. CHARACTERS: Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, two angels, Jesus, disciples, Thomas. CONCLUSION: He who gave His life as a ransom resumed His life again by the mighty pow...
John 20:2. _They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre._ After Mr. WEST had examined with all possible care every circumstance recorded of the resurrection, he in substance remarks, that John...
THOMAS (CALLED THE TWIN). He had not seen Jesus up to this point, and was hesitant to believe the Resurrection. He demanded _concrete evidence!_...
_But Thomas, called Didymus … was not with them when Jesus came_ ST. Thomas Mark I. HOW MUCH CHRISTIANS MAY LOSE BY NOT REGULARLY ATTENDING THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD’S PEOPLE. 1. Thomas was absent wh...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 20:1 Chapter John 20:1 covers the aftermath of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial: the empty tomb, the risen Jesus’ encounter with Mary Magdalene, and Jesus’ appearances to his disciples...
28-31 CHAPTER 20 VER. 1. _On the first day of the week._ Literally, of the Sabbath, the week being called the Sabbath, after its principal day, or the day of the Pasch. (see on Mat 28:1) _Mary Magda...
_But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didimus, was not with them when Jesus came._ Didymus means a twin. See notes on. chap. xi. 16. But here he is so called (double, doubtful) because he wavered and...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 20:19. EVENING OF THAT DAY.—_I.e._ the day on which our Lord rose from the dead.—WHEN THE DOORS WERE SHUT.—St. John notices this fact, not only to show how terror...
EXPOSITION JOHN 20:1 2. The complete glorification of Jesus in his resurrection. The record pauses for the awful day of that great sabbath, and resumes the marvelous recital when the greatest event i...
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the gospel according to John, chapter 20. The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and she saw the stone was...
Hebrews 10:25; John 11:16; John 14:5; John 21:2; John 6:66;...
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST John 20:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The linen clothes. Before we discuss the resurrection with you, we want you to consider with us the manner in which Christ was wrapped arou...
What the cause of Thomas's absence was is not declared; it is evident that he was not with the rest of the disciples when Christ appeared to them; and his absence had like to have cost him dear, even...