12.       Giving priority to faith

 

Thomas

20:24-30

Be faithful

[c/f priority of faith]

My Lord and My God

 

20:24 But Thomas one of the twelve, being called Twin, was not with them when came Jesus. 25 Said therefore to him the other disciples: We have seen the Lord. But he said to them: Unless I see in the hands of him the mark of the nails and put the finger of me into the place of the nails and put of me the hand into the side of him, by no means will I believe. 26 And after days eight again were within the disciples of him and Thomas with them. Comes Jesus the doors having been shut and stood in the midst and said: Peace to you. 27 Then he says to Thomas: Bring the finger

of thee here and see the hands of me, and bring the hand of thee and put into the side of me, and be not faithless but faithful. 28 Answered Thomas and said to him: The Lord of me and the God of me. 29 Says to him Jesus: Because thou hast seen me, hast thou believed? blessed the ones and seeing and believing. 30 Many therefore and other signs did Jesus before the disciples which is not having been written in roll this; 31 but these have been written that ye may believe that Jesus in is the Christ the Son of God and that believing life ye may have in the name of him.

name of Him 24:30

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