John 20:20 Parallel Translations

When he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were glad to see the Lord.(GOD'S WORD®)

And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the LORD.

ASV:

And when he had said this, he showed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.

BBE:

And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

DBY:

And having said this, he shewed to them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced therefore, having seen the Lord.

ERV:

And when he had said this, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.

WEY:

Having said this He showed them His hands and also His side; and the disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Master.

WBS:

And when he had so said, he showed to them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord.

WEB:

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord.

YLT:

and this having said, he shewed them his hands and side; the disciples, therefore, rejoiced, having seen the Lord.

John 20:20 Cross References

XREF:

Luke 24:39 "See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."

Luke 24:40 And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.

John 16:20 "Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy.

John 16:22 "Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

John 19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

20:20 He shewed unto them [his] hands and his side. The Lord showed his wounds to convince them beyond a doubt that it was not a fantasy or an apparition. A week later he shows his wounds to Thomas. The resurrected body still bore these proofs of his suffering and love. Sixty years later, when John, at Patmos, saw the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, he beheld a Lamb as it had been slain (Re 5:6). Perhaps our Lord in glory continues to bear the marks of the cross. Perhaps these will forever, as we gaze in glory, remind us of the story of our redemption.

MHC:

20:19-25 This was the first day of the week, and this day is afterwards often mentioned by the sacred writers; for it was evidently set apart as the Christian sabbath, in remembrance of Christ's resurrection. The disciples had shut the doors for fear of the Jews; and when they had no such expectation, Jesus himself came and stood in the midst of them, having miraculously, though silently, opened the doors. It is a comfort to Christ's disciples, when their assemblies can only be held in private, that no doors can shut out Christ's presence. When He manifests his love to believers by the comforts of his Spirit, he assures them that because he lives, they shall live also. A sight of Christ will gladden the heart of a disciple at any time; and the more we see of Jesus, the more we shall rejoice. He said, Receive ye the Holy Ghost, thus showing that their spiritual life, as well as all their ability for their work, would be derived from him, and depended upon him. Every word of Christ which is received in the heart by faith, comes accompanied by this Divine breathing; and without this there is neither light nor life. Nothing is seen, known, discerned, or felt of God, but through this. After this, Christ directed the apostles to declare the only method by which sin would be forgiven. This power did not exist at all in the apostles as a power to give judgment, but only as a power to declare the character of those whom God would accept or reject in the day of judgment. They have clearly laid down the marks whereby a child of God may be discerned and be distinguished from a false professor; and according to what they have declared shall every case be decided in the day of judgment. When we assemble in Christ's name, especially on his holy day, he will meet with us, and speak peace to us. The disciples of Christ should endeavour to build up one another in their most holy faith, both by repeating what they have heard to those that were absent, and by making known what they have experienced. Thomas limited the Holy One of Israel, when he would be convinced by his own method or not at all. He might justly have been left in his unbelief, after rejecting such abundant proofs. The fears and sorrows of the disciples are often lengthened, to punish their negligence.

CONC:

Disciples Filled Glad Hands Joy Master Overjoyed Rejoiced Seeing Shewed Showed

Disciples Filled Glad Hands Joy Master Overjoyed Rejoiced Shewed Showed Side

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