John 20:25

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.””

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BSBPD

“So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“the other disciples, therefore, said to him, `We have seen the Lord;' and he said to them, `If I may not see in his hands the mark of the nails, and may put my finger to the mark of the nails, and may put my hand to his side, I will not believe.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 20:25 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 9:16If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
  2. Psalms 78:11They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
  3. Psalms 78:32In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.
  4. Psalms 95:8do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
  5. Psalms 106:21They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
  6. Matthew 16:1Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
  7. Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
  8. Mark 16:11And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
  9. Luke 24:25Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
  10. Luke 24:34and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”
  11. John 1:41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
  12. John 6:30So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
  13. John 20:14When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
  14. John 21:7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
  15. Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
  16. Acts 10:40God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
  17. 1 Corinthians 15:5and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
  18. Hebrews 3:12See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
  19. Hebrews 3:18And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
  20. Hebrews 10:38But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”

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