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NASB | John 11:16 Therefore Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, so that we may die with Him." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 11:16 Then Thomas, who was called Didymus (the twin), said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go too, that we may die with Him." |
Bible Question: Did Thomas mean this in a sense of sarcasm or in a sense of devotion in light of John 11:8? |
Bible Answer: I always took it as sarcasm. Since obviously Thomas wasn't too keen on dying with Jesus any more than the other disciples who would desert Him on the eve of His death, it shows Thomas' reluctance to go back into the jaws of trouble, which is definitely where they were heading. In fact, I found myself laughing the last time I read this passage, simply because Thomas seems to be such the comical cynic. I imagine he would have made quite a good sit-com character...but he eventually made a better apostle, of course! --Joe! |