John 14:5 Cross References - AUV

⁵ Thomas said to Jesus, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how could we [possibly] know the way [to get there]?”

¹⁷ Jesus, being aware of what they were thinking, said, “Why are you reasoning about not having any bread? Have you not yet perceived or understood? Have your hearts become insensitive? ¹⁸ Even though you have eyes, do you not see? And even though you have ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

¹⁹ Jesus said to them, “You generation of faithless people How long must I be with you [i.e., before you understand]? How long do I have to be patient with you? Bring the sick boy to me.”

²⁵ Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish men! How slow your minds are to believe everything the prophets have spoken [in their writings]!

¹⁶ Then Thomas, which means, “The Twin,” said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go too, so we can die with Him.” [i.e., by being stoned to death with Jesus. See 11:8].

¹² My commandment [to you] is this: You should love one another just as I have loved you.

²⁵ So, the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he replied to them, “I will not believe [it] unless I see the scars of the nails in His hands, and put my finger on the nail scars, and put my hand in His side.” ²⁶ Eight days later [i.e., the following Sunday], Jesus’ disciples were inside [the house] again, [but this time] Thomas was with them. The doors were [still] closed when Jesus [suddenly] stood among them [See note on verse 19] and said, “May there be peace in your hearts.” ²⁷ Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here [i.e., to touch the nail scars] and look at my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side [i.e., where the spear had pierced Him]. Stop doubting and believe [that it is really I].” ²⁸ Thomas replied to Him, “My Lord and my God.”

¹¹ [Now] we have many things to say about Melchizedek, but because of your slowness to grasp things, they are hard to explain. ¹² For certainly enough time has elapsed so that [by now] you ought to be teachers, [but instead] you are in need of having someone teach you again the basic principles of God’s message. You have become people who need “milk” and not “solid food.” [Note: The fundamental truths of Christianity are here figuratively spoken of as “milk,” while the more advanced teaching, such as Christ’s priesthood being like Melchizedek’s, is called “solid food”].