¹⁸ So the Jews replied to him, “What sign will you show us for doing these things?”

¹⁹ Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple,^[a](A) and I will raise it up in three days.”^(B)

²⁰ Therefore the Jews said, “This temple took forty-six years to build,^[b] and will you raise it up in three days?” ^(C)

²¹ But he was speaking about the temple of his body.^{(D) 22} So when he was raised from the dead,^(E) his disciples remembered that he had said this,^(F) and they believed the Scripture^(G) and the statement Jesus had made.

Thomas Sees and Believes

²⁴ But Thomas^(A) (called “Twin”^[a]), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵ So the other disciples were telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!”

But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails,^(B) and put my hand into his side,^(C) I will never believe.”^(D)

²⁶ A week later his disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

²⁷ Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Don’t be faithless, but believe.”^(E)

²⁸ Thomas responded to him, “My Lord and my God!”

²⁹ Jesus said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed.^[b] Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”^(F)