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John 20:28–29

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And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
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From verse 28

  1. John 1:1Rank 1 from verse 28
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    1IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  2. Isaiah 9:6Rank 2 from verse 28
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    6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

  3. Isaiah 7:14Rank 3 from verse 28
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    14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

  4. 1 Timothy 3:16Rank 4 from verse 28
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    16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

  5. Matthew 14:33Rank 5 from verse 28
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    33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

  6. John 5:23Rank 6 from verse 28
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    23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

  7. Isaiah 25:9Rank 7 from verse 28
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    9¶ And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

  8. Acts 7:59–60Rank 8 from verse 28
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    59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

    60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

  9. Luke 24:52Rank 9 from verse 28
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    52And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

  10. Revelation 5:9–14Rank 10 from verse 28
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    9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

    10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

    11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

    12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

    13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

    14And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

  11. John 20:16Rank 11 from verse 28
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    16Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

  12. John 9:35–38Rank 12 from verse 28
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    35Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

    36He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

    37And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.

    38And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

  13. John 20:31Rank 13 from verse 28
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    31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

  14. Psalms 45:6Rank 14 from verse 28
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    6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

  15. Isaiah 40:9–11Rank 15 from verse 28
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    9¶ O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

    10Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

    11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  16. Jeremiah 23:5–6Rank 16 from verse 28
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    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

    6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  17. Malachi 3:1Rank 17 from verse 28
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    1BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

  18. Psalms 102:24–28Rank 18 from verse 28
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    24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.

    25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

    26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

    27But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

    28The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

  19. Psalms 118:24–28Rank 19 from verse 28
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    24This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

    25Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

    26Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

    27God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

    28Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

  20. Psalms 45:11Rank 20 from verse 28
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    11So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

From verse 29

  1. 1 Peter 1:8Rank 1 from verse 29
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    8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

  2. 2 Corinthians 5:7Rank 2 from verse 29
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    7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

  3. Hebrews 11:1Rank 3 from verse 29
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    1NOW faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

  4. Hebrews 11:27Rank 4 from verse 29
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    27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

  5. Luke 1:45Rank 5 from verse 29
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    45And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

  6. John 4:48Rank 6 from verse 29
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    48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

  7. John 20:8Rank 7 from verse 29
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    8Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

  8. Hebrews 11:39Rank 8 from verse 29
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    39And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

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John 20:28

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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John 20:29

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

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believed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of believe. Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

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blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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20:26¶ And 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.

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.

20:28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

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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.

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