John 20:19-30 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:23

Whose soever sins ye remit ,.... God only can forgive sins, and Christ being God, has a power to do so likewise; but he never communicated any such power to his apostles; nor did they ever assume any such power to themselves, or pretend to exercise it; it is the mark of antichrist, to attempt anything of the kind; who, in so doing, usurps the divine prerogative, places himself in his seat, and shows himself as if he was God: but this is to be understood only in a doctrinal, or ministerial... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:24

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 was common with the Jews to have two names, a Jewish and a Gentile one; by the one they went in the land of Israel, and by the other when without the land F17 T. Hieros. Gittin, fol. 43. 2. ; nay, they often went by one name in Judea, and by another in Galilee F18 T. Hieros. Gittin,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:25

The other disciples therefore said unto him ,.... Some time in the same week, as they had opportunity of seeing him, with great joy, and full assurance of faith in Christ's resurrection: we have seen the Lord ; they had not only the testimony of the women, and the declaration of the angels, but they saw him with their own eyes, and beheld even the very prints of the nails in his hands and feet, and of the spear in his side, and therefore could not be mistaken and imposed upon: a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:26

And after eight days ,.... That is, after another week, the same day a week later, which taking in the day in which Christ rose and appeared to Mary Magdalene, and his disciples, and the day in which he now appeared to the disciples with Thomas, made eight days; a like way of speaking see in Luke 9:28 compared with Matthew 17:1 . And Dr. Hammond has proved from Josephus F23 Antiqu. l. 7. c. 9. , that the Jews used to express a week by eight days. Again, his disciples were within... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:27

Then saith he to Thomas ,.... For whose sake he chiefly came, and whom he at once singled out from the rest, and called by name in the most friendly manner, without upbraiding or reproaching him for not believing the testimony that had been given him: reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands, and reach hither thine hand and thrust it into my side ; that is, make use of every way by seeing, feeling, and examining the scars in my hands, and the hole in my side, and satisfy thyself in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:28

And Thomas answered and said unto him ,.... Without examining his hands and side, and as astonished at his condescension and grace, and ashamed of his unbelief: my Lord and my God ; he owns him to be Lord, as he was both by creation and redemption; and God, of which he was fully assured from his omniscience, which he had given a full proof of, and from the power that went along with his words to his heart, and from a full conviction he now had of his resurrection from the dead. He... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:29

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas ,.... The word Thomas is omitted in the Alexandrian copy, and in Beza's ancient copy, and in some others, and in the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions. Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed ; which carries in it a tacit and gentle reproof for his unbelief, and suggests, that if he had not seen, he would not have believed; but is not so harsh as if that had been expressed; and which the Jews were wont to do in a severe manner F25 T. Bab. Bava... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:30

And many other signs truly did Jesus ,.... Besides these wonderful appearances to his disciples once and again, when the doors were shut about them: and which signs refer not to what was done before, but after his resurrection; and which he did, in the presence of his disciples ; for he appeared to, and conversed with no other but them after his resurrection: which are not written in this book ; of John's Gospel; though they may be elsewhere; such as his appearing to the two... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:19

The doors were shut - for fear of the Jews - We do not find that the Jews designed to molest the disciples: that word of authority which Christ spoke, John 18:8 , Let these go away - had prevented the Jews from offering them any injury; but, as they had proceeded so far as to put Christ to death, the faith of the disciples not being very strong, they were led to think that they should be the next victims if found. Some think, therefore, that they had the doors not only shut, but... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:20

He showed unto them his hands and his side - So it appears that his body bore the marks of the nails and the spear; and these marks were preserved that the disciples might be the more fully convinced of the reality of his resurrection. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 20:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 20:20

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