John 20:29-31
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
29 [a]Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me?(A) Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
Conclusion.[b] 30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of [his] disciples that are not written in this book.(B) 31 But these are written that you may [come to] believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name.(C)
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- 20:29 This verse is a beatitude on future generations; faith, not sight, matters.
- 20:30–31 These verses are clearly a conclusion to the gospel and express its purpose. While many manuscripts read come to believe, possibly implying a missionary purpose for John’s gospel, a small number of quite early ones read “continue to believe,” suggesting that the audience consists of Christians whose faith is to be deepened by the book; cf. Jn 19:35.
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