Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:29
When Jesus first appeared to the disciples after His resurrection, Thomas was absent. We read in John 20:24-25 that when the disciples told Thomas that the Lord had appeared to them, he responded that he would not believe their testimony unless he could see for himself the nail marks in Jesus' hands and could touch where the nail marks were, and put his hand into Jesus' side where He was pierced with the sword.
A week later in the same room Jesus again appeared to the disciples, and this time Thomas was present. John recounts the event:
