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Person

Thomas

Also called Didymus

Mentioned in 12 verses across 5 books, first in Matthew 10:3. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

At a glance

Gender: Male
Group: Apostles, Apostles (Post-Ascension), Apostles (The Eleven)

Often appears with

Named in the same verses most often. Sharing a verse doesn’t always mean they met.

Jesus Christ5 verses
Alphaeus4 verses
Matthew4 verses
James (Son of Alphaeus)4 verses
Lebbaeus Thaddaeus3 verses
Phillip the Apostle3 verses
Bartholomew3 verses
Simon Zelotes3 verses
Andrew2 verses
Simon Peter2 verses
John the Apostle1 verse
Zebedee1 verse
Nathanael1 verse
God1 verse

Places

Where the data places them (born, died, or an event they take part in) first; then places named in the same verses, which does not mean they were there.

Capernaumscene of “Apostles Chosen”
Jerusalemscene of “Resurrection and Ascension”; scene of “Matthias replaces Judas”
Mount of Olivesscene of “Resurrection and Ascension”
Sea of Galileescene of “Resurrection and Ascension”
Galilee1 shared verse
Cana1 shared verse

In the Bible

The first 10 of 12 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Matthew

Matthew 10:3
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Mark

Mark 3:18
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

Luke

Luke 6:15
Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;

John

John 11:16
Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”
John 14:5
“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”
John 20:24
Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
John 20:26
Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
John 20:27
Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
John 20:28
Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
John 20:29
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

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Events

Events the dataset lists Thomas as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

c. AD 28
Apostles ChosenMatthew 10:2 – Luke 6:16 · at Capernaum
no date
Resurrection and AscensionMatthew 28:1 – John 20:31 · at Jerusalem, Mount of Olives, Sea of Galilee
no date
Matthias replaces JudasActs 1:12–26 · at Jerusalem

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

Twin, one of the twelve (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18, etc.). He was also called Didymus (John 11:16; 20:24), which is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew name. All we know regarding him is recorded in the fourth Gospel (John 11:15, 16; 14:4, 5; 20:24, 25, 26-29). From the circumstance that in the lists of the apostles he is always mentioned along with Matthew, who was the son of Alphaeus (Mark 3:18), and that these two are always followed by James, who was also the son of Alphaeus, it has been supposed that these three, Matthew, Thomas, and James, were brothers.