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29 Jesus said to him, ‘You believe because you have seen me. Other people have not seen me, but they do believe in me. God is really happy with those people.’

The purpose of this book

30 Jesus did many other miracles while the disciples were with him. I have not written about all of them in this book. 31 But I have written about these things, so that you will be able to believe the truth. You will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. Because you believe in him, you will have life with God.

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29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;(A) blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”(B)

The Purpose of John’s Gospel

30 Jesus performed many other signs(C) in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.(D) 31 But these are written that you may believe[a](E) that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God,(F) and that by believing you may have life in his name.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. John 20:31 Or may continue to believe