John 11:16

New English Translation

¹⁶So Thomas (called Didymus^[a])^[b] said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”^[c]

John 11:16 sn Didymus means “the twin” in Greek.
John 11:16 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
John 11:16 sn One gets the impression from Thomas’ statement “Let us go too, so that we may die with him” that he was something of a pessimist resigned to his fate. And yet his dedicated loyalty to Jesus and his determination to accompany him at all costs was truly commendable. Nor is the contrast between this statement and the confession of Thomas in 20:28, which forms the climax of the entire Fourth Gospel, to be overlooked; certainly Thomas’ concept of who Jesus is has changed drastically between 11:16 and 20:28.

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