John 20:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I 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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταί, Ἑωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω.

Transliteration

Elegon therefore to him the other mathetai, We have heorakamen the Kyrion. He but eipen to them, If not I ido in the chersin of him the typon of the helon, and balo the daktylos of me into the typon of the helon, and balo the cheira of me into the pleuran of him, not not I will pisteuso.

Grammar Details

• *Elegon*: imperfect active indicative 3rd person plural - were saying/telling
• *mathetai*: nominative masculine plural - disciples/students
• *heorakamen*: perfect active indicative 1st person plural - we have seen
• *Kyrion*: accusative masculine singular - Lord/Master
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - said/told
• *ido*: aorist active subjunctive 1st person singular - I might see
• *chersin*: dative feminine plural - hands
• *typon*: accusative masculine singular - mark/print/impression
• *helon*: genitive masculine plural - nails
• *balo*: aorist active subjunctive 1st person singular - I might put/place
• *daktylos*: accusative masculine singular - finger
• *cheira*: accusative feminine singular - hand
• *pleuran*: accusative feminine singular - side
• *pisteuso*: aorist active subjunctive 1st person singular - I might believe/trust

Word Meanings

• *Elegon*: were saying/telling (continuous action)
• *mathetai*: disciples/students/followers
• *heorakamen*: have seen/beheld (perfect tense emphasizes completed action with continuing results)
• *Kyrion*: Lord/Master/Owner
• *eipen*: said/told/spoke
• *ean me*: if not/unless
• *ido*: see/perceive/observe
• *chersin*: hands
• *typon*: mark/print/impression/scar
• *helon*: nails
• *balo*: put/place/thrust
• *daktylos*: finger
• *cheira*: hand
• *pleuran*: side/ribcage
• *ou me*: double negative for emphasis - certainly not/by no means
• *pisteuso*: believe/trust/have faith

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So the other disciples were telling him, 'We have seen the Lord!' But he said to them, 'Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  The other{G243} disciples{G3101} therefore{G3767} said{G3004} unto him,{G846} We have seen{G3708} the Lord.{G2962} But{G1161} he said{G2036} unto them,{G846} Except{G1437} {G3361} I shall see{G1492} in{G1722} his{G846} hands{G5495} the print{G5179} of the nails,{G2247} and{G2532} put{G906} my{G3450} hand{G5495} into{G1519} his{G846} side,{G4125} I will{G4100} not{G3756} {G3361} believe.{G4100}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  The other{G243} disciples{G3101} therefore{G3767} said{G3004}{(G5707)} unto him{G846}, We have seen{G3708}{(G5758)} the Lord{G2962}. But{G1161} he said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto them{G846}, Except{G3362} I shall see{G1492}{(G5632)} in{G1722} his{G846} hands{G5495} the print{G5179} of the nails{G2247}, and{G2532} put{G906}{(G5632)} my{G3450} finger{G1147} into{G1519} the print{G5179} of the nails{G2247}, and{G2532} thrust{G906}{(G5632)} my{G3450} hand{G5495} into{G1519} his{G846} side{G4125}, I will{G4100} not{G3364} believe{G4100}{(G5692)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The other disciples sayd vnto him: we have sene ye LORde. And he sayde vnto the: except I se in his hondes the prent of the nayles and put my fynger in the holes of the nayles and thrust my honde into his syde I will not beleve.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The sayde the other disciples vnto him: We haue sene the LORDE. But he sayde vnto the: Excepte I se in his handes the prynte of the nales, and put my hade in to his syde, I wil not beleue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The other disciples therefore saide vnto him, We haue seene the Lord: but he said vnto them, Except I see in his handes the print of the nailes, and put my finger into the print of the nailes, and put mine hand into his side, I will not beleeue it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The other disciples therfore sayde vnto hym, we haue seene the Lorde. But he sayde vnto them: Except I see in his handes the print of the nayles, and put my fynger into the prynt of the nayles, and thruste my hande into his syde, I wyll not beleue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 hand into his side, I will not believe.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 hand into his side, I will not believe.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So the other disciples said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, If I do not see in his hands the print of the nails and put my finger into the print of the nails, and if I do not put my hand into his side, I will never have belief.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The other disciples told him,“We have seen the Lord!” But he replied,“Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!”

Referenced Verses

• Mark 16:11 : 11 And they, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, did not believe.
• Luke 24:25 : 25 Then he said to them, O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
• Luke 24:34-41 : 34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon. 35 And they told what things happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of bread. 36 And as they spoke these things, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, Peace be to you. 37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said to them, Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have. 40 And when he had spoken this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, he said to them, Do you have any food here?
• John 1:41 : 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found the Messiah, (which is translated, the Christ.)
• John 6:30 : 30 They said therefore to him, What sign do you show then, that we may see, and believe you? What do you work?
• John 20:14-20 : 14 And when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek? She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away. 16 Jesus said to her, Mary. She turned and said to him, Rabboni; which means, Teacher. 17 Jesus said to her, Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God. 18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her. 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, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, Peace be to you. 20 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
• John 21:7 : 7 Therefore, that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord. When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his fisher's coat (for he was stripped) and jumped into the sea.
• Acts 5:30-32 : 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed by hanging on a tree. 31 Him God has exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are His witnesses of these things, and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.
• Acts 10:40-41 : 40 Him God raised up on the third day, and showed him openly; 41 Not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
• 1 Cor 15:5-8 : 5 And that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve: 6 After that, He was seen by over five hundred brothers and sisters at once; of whom the greater part remain to this present, but some have fallen asleep. 7 After that, He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. 8 And last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
• Heb 3:12 : 12 Beware, brothers and sisters, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
• Heb 3:18-4:2 : 18 And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not believe? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. 1 Let us therefore fear, lest, while a promise of entering into his rest remains, any of you should seem to have come short of it. 2 For unto us the gospel was preached, as well as unto them; but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.
• Heb 10:38-39 : 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
• Job 9:16 : 16 If I had called, and He had answered me; yet would I not believe that He had listened to my voice.
• Ps 78:11-22 : 11 And forgot his works, and his wonders that he had shown them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as a heap. 14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 15 He split the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as from the great depths. 16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. 17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the Most High in the wilderness. 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their desire. 19 Yes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he struck the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? 21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 22 Because they did not believe in God, and did not trust in his salvation:
• Ps 78:32 : 32 For all this they sinned still, and did not believe for his wondrous works.
• Ps 95:8-9 : 8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
• Ps 106:21-24 : 21 They forgot God their savior, who had done great things in Egypt; 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea. 23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. 24 Yes, they despised the pleasant land, they did not believe his word.
• Matt 16:1-4 : 1 The Pharisees and the Sadducees came and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered and said to them, When it is evening you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red. 3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening. O you hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times? 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. And He left them and departed.
• Matt 27:42 : 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.