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Thomas in the Bible.

The apostle who doubted until he saw the risen Jesus' wounds. The King James Version names Thomas in 12 verses, from Matthew 10:3 to Acts 1:13.

Thomas’s own words.

Thomas speaks in 4 verses of the King James Version, all in John.

His first words in the Bible
Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
John 11:16 ›

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Who Thomas was.

Twin, one of the twelve (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18, etc.). He was also called Didymus (John 11:16; 20:24), which is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew name. All we know regarding him is recorded in the fourth Gospel (John 11:15, 16; 14:4, 5; 20:24, 25, 26-29). From the circumstance that in the lists of the apostles he is always mentioned along with Matthew, who was the son of Alphaeus (Mark 3:18), and that these two are always followed by James, who was also the son of Alphaeus, it has been supposed that these three, Matthew, Thomas, and James, were brothers.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Thomas’s story.

  • Cananamed with him in 1 verse
  • Galileenamed with him in 1 verse

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All 12 verses that name Thomas.

Matthew 1

  • Matthew 10:3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

Mark 1

  • Mark 3:18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

Luke 1

  • Luke 6:15Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

John 8

  • John 11:16Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
  • John 14:5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
  • John 20:24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
  • John 20:26And 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.
  • John 20:27Then saith he to Thomas, 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.
  • John 20:28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
  • John 20:29Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
  • John 21:2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

Acts 1

  • Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

Questions about Thomas.

Who was Thomas in the Bible?

The apostle who doubted until he saw the risen Jesus' wounds. The King James Version names Thomas in 12 verses, from Matthew 10:3 to Acts 1:13.

Where does Thomas speak in the Bible?

In 4 verses of the King James Version, all in John. His first words are in John 11:16.

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