John:20:27

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rwp @John:20:27 @{Then saith he to Thomas } (\eita legei t “i Thom ƒi \). Jesus turns directly to Thomas as if he had come expressly for his sake . He reveals his knowledge of the doubt in the mind of Thomas and mentions the very tests that he had named (25 |). {Be not faithless } (\m ˆ ginou apistos \). Present middle imperative of \ginomai \ in prohibition , "stop becoming disbelieving ." The doubt of Thomas in the face of the witness of the others was not a proof of his superior intelligence . Sceptics usually pose as persons of unusual mentality . The medium who won Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to spiritualism has confessed that it was all humbug , but he deceived the gullible novelist . But Thomas had carried his incredulity too far . Note play on \apistos \ (disbelieving ) and \pistos \ (believing ).

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