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John 20:24
ESV Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came.
NIV Now Thomas (also known as Didymus ), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
NASB But Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
CSB But Thomas (called "Twin" ), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
NLT One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came.
KJV But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
NKJV Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

What does John 20:24 mean?

When Jesus appeared in a locked room (John 20:19–23), the disciples would have been shocked. Prior to that, the last they knew of Jesus was that He'd been brutally murdered and buried in a borrowed grave (John 19:30, 41–42). Of course, they knew His tomb was found to be empty. And women like Mary Magdalene had insisted they'd seen Jesus alive. For whatever reason, this didn't seem to convince them (John 20:17–18; Luke 24:10–11). It was not until Jesus appeared in person, directly before them, that they really believed He was risen.

Thomas, it seems, was not there. He will continue the pattern of stubborn disbelief. In fact, his demand (John 20:25) for outrageous proof will go well beyond the skepticism of the other disciples. Refusing to accept even the eyewitness accounts of his closest friends will earn Thomas a mild rebuke from Jesus (John 20:27–29) and the unfortunate nickname of "Doubting Thomas."
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