• Tell Me the Story of Jesus
• Break Thou the Bread of Life
• Wonderful Words of Life
• Are You Washed   (Elisha Albright Hoffman)
• Only Trust Him   (John Hart Stockton)
• Trust and Obey   (John Henry Sammis)
• Rock of Ages   (Augustus Montague Toplady)
• Amazing Grace   (John Newton)
• Only Believe (Daniel Paul Rader)

• Seeing him is no guarantee of believing.  Even disciples had to come to faith when they saw him;  so those who have not seen him can still have the blessedness of faith through believing the testimony of the first witnesses.

- Reginald H. Fuller, Preaching the Lectionary, p. 427
• No modern critic could possibly be more "scientific" than Thomas.

- Henry H. Halley, Halley's Bible Handbook, p. 554
• For the confirmation of our faith, he has instituted an ordinance on purpose to keep his death in remembrance, though it was an ignominious, shameful death, and one would think should rather have been forgotten, and no more said of it;  yet, because it was such an evidence of his love as would be an encouragement to our faith, he appoints the memorial of it to be celebrated.  And in that ordinance wherein we show the Lord's death we are called, as it were, to put our finger into the print of the nails.  Reach hither thy hand to him, who reacheth forth his helping, inviting, giving hand to thee.

- Matthew Henry, Commentary, Vol. 5, p. 1222
• The vision becomes concrete in the experience and acceptance of grace and of empowerment for redemptive mission, and finally by incorporation through faith in his glorification through suffering.

- Massey H. Shepherd, Jr., Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary: John, p. 727
• Henceforth, a living faith must ever be a personal faith, standing in the power of a Spirit-given demonstration to the conscience and consciousness, and ever centered on Christ.

- Herbert Lockyer, All the Apostles of the Bible, p. 183
• Any religious system or philosophy failing to bear those nail-prints is to be rejected.  Those Calvary marks are a sure sign of authenticiy.  Further, as the Lord's "sent ones," it is essential for us to bear those marks.  When the godless around "se the print of the nails" in our life and living, they cease to be "faithless" and become believers, and with us pass into a radiant confidence and joy. 

- Herbert Lockyer, All the Apostles of the Bible, p. 183
• The narrative leads up to this crowning confession, which witnesses to a faith that rises above the necessity of being shown tangible proofs of the passion. Jesus declares that sensuous evidence is an insufficient ground of faith.

- A.J. Macleod, New Bible Commentary, Revised:  John (1970), p. 896
• This statement of Jesus is for those whose faith rests on the report of others.  Such faith is of a nobler order than Thomas's.  It is the kind of faith which has sustained the Christian church to the present time.  Ultimately true faith must always be independent of sight.

- Donald Guthrie, New Bible Commentary, Revised:  Luke (1970), p. 967
• Thomas wanted what everybody must have:  Thomas wanted personal contact.  Thomas wanted what we need, namely personal touch... Sometimes we have personal ontact with God without that contact assuming what may be called a theological form.

- Joseph Parker, People's Bible, Vol. 22, p.446ff
• The word seen here implies the evidence not only of sight but of either or all the senses.... The hearts and souls that rightly will to accept it, must do it by a faith that is above sight and above sense... God will judge whether the not-able is an honest inability to believe when there is the spirit of faith, or whether it be a not-willing, deceiving the obstinate unbeliever into the false opinion that he is not able to believe. 

- D.D. Whedon, Commentary on the Gospels, Vol. Luke-John, p. 414

John 20:29

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• Pisteuo - KJV Greek Lexicon  (Crosswalk)
• PISTEUO,
• to believe, to be persuaded of, 
• and hence to place confidence in, to trust
• signifies reliance upon, not mere credence
• See also, commit, intrust, trust

- W.E. Vine., Expository Dictionary, p. 109

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• Catholic Encyclopedia: ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE 
• The Gnostic Apostle Thomas 
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•  Biography: Thomas the Apostle (21 Dec NT)

19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the LORD.
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
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.
27 Then 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.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31 But 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.