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29 Jesus said, “Thomas, do you have faith because you have seen me? The people who have faith in me without seeing me are the ones who are really blessed!”

Why John Wrote His Book

30 Jesus worked many other miracles[a] for his disciples, and not all of them are written in this book. 31 But these are written so that you will put your faith in Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God. If you have faith in[b] him, you will have true life.

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Footnotes

  1. 20.30 miracles: See the note at 2.11.
  2. 20.31 put your faith in … have faith in: Some manuscripts have “keep on having faith in … keep on having faith in.”

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