John 20:26
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 Byzantine-era depiction of Doubting Thomas. Hosios Loukas Monastery, Boeotia, Greece. | |
| Book | Gospel of John |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
John 20:26 is the twenty-sixth 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
[edit]The original Koine Greek, according to the Textus Receptus, reads:
- Καὶ μεθ' ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦσαν ἔσω οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Θωμᾶς μετ' αὐτῶν ἔρχεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ εἶπεν Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν[1]
In the King James Version of the Bible, this verse is translated as:
- And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.[2]
The modern World English Bible (WEB) translates this verse as:
- After eight days again his disciples were inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace be to you."[3]
For a collection of other versions see BibleHub John 20:26.
Analysis
[edit]"After eight days" brings the chronology to the Sunday after Easter.[4] This week may correspond to the cumulative first week recorded in John 1:19–2:1, and to the last week before his death in John 12:1–19:31, which begins "six days before the Passover".[5][6]
The doors were again "closed" or "locked",[a] as they had been in John 20:19, because of the disciples' continued fear "of the Jews",[4] but Jesus could enter and be in their midst.[6][b]
The phrase "Peace be with you"[c] is a common traditional Jewish greeting,[8] still in use today (shalom aleichem or שלום לכם shalom lekom: cf. 1 Samuel 25:6).[9][10] The same words were spoken by Jesus in verse 19 and "again" in verse 21.[9] Jesus' words of "peace" at this time can be seen as offering reassurance for the disciples.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Greek perfect verb: κεκλεισμένων, kekleismenōn
- ↑ Broadly the English language versions which have the doors "locked" in verse 19 use the same term in verse 26, as do those who used the words "closed" or "shut".[7]
- ↑ Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν,[1] Eirēnē hymin
References
[edit]- 1 2 John 20:26: Textus Receptus
- ↑ John 20:26: KJV
- ↑ John 20:26: WEB
- 1 2 3 Guthrie 1994, p. 1064.
- ↑ John 12:1ESV: English Standard Version
- 1 2 Kieffer 2007, p. 998.
- ↑ BibleGateway.com, John 20:26 in multiple English versions Archived 2025-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, HarperCollins Christian Publishing Inc., accessed on 11 November 2025
- ↑ Coogan, Michael David (2007). Coogan, Michael David; Brettler, Marc Zvi; Newsom, Carol Ann; Perkins, Pheme (eds.). The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books: New Revised Standard Version, Issue 48 (Augmented 3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 180 New Testament. ISBN 9780195288810.
- 1 2 Köstenberger, Andreas J. (2004). John. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Vol. 4 (illustrated ed.). Baker Academic. p. 572. ISBN 9780801026447.
- ↑ Carson, D. A. (1991). The Gospel According to John. Pillar New Testament commentary (reprint ed.). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 646. ISBN 9780851117492.
Sources
[edit]- Guthrie, Donald (1994). "John". In Carson, D. A.; France, R. T.; Motyer, J. A.; Wenham, G. J. (eds.). New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition (4, illustrated, reprint, revised ed.). Inter-Varsity Press. pp. 1021–1065. ISBN 9780851106489.
- Kieffer, René (2007). "60. John". In Barton, John; Muddiman, John (eds.). The Oxford Bible Commentary (first (paperback) ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 960–1000. ISBN 978-0199277186. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
External links
[edit]| Preceded by John 20:25 |
Gospel of John Chapter 20 |
Succeeded by John 20:27 |