A brave follower. A dedicated disciple. And then, a self-absorbed doubter. Thomas, the twin, missed seeing Jesus that first Easter day. His doubts, no doubt, consumed him. But then one week later, Jesus again appeared.

Read John 20:24-29

²⁴Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. ²⁵So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.”
²⁶A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” ²⁷Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
²⁸Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
²⁹Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Digging into the verses

1. Everything we know about Thomas comes from St. John’s gospel. Look up these passages and describe what you discover about Thomas’ character.

• John 11:16 
• John 14:5

2. Thomas missed the first appearances of Jesus on Easter Sunday. When he arrived, the disciples kept on telling him about Jesus’ resurrection (v. 25). Who were some of the people who could bring their testimony about the resurrection to Thomas?