Contradiction with Matthew 9:29
This verse emphasizes faith as a requisite for sight, contrasting with Thomas's demand for physical proof.
Matthew 9:29: Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
Contradiction with John 4:48
Jesus rebukes the need for signs and wonders to believe, which contradicts Thomas’s requirement for physical evidence.
John 4:48: Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
Contradiction with Hebrews 11:1
This verse defines faith as belief in the unseen, opposing Thomas's need for visible evidence to believe.
Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. [substance: or, ground, or, confidence]
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:7
Encourages living by faith, not by sight, which goes against Thomas's insistence on seeing to believe.
2 Corinthians 5:7: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Contradiction with Mark 16:16
Stresses belief without seeing as essential for salvation, contradicting the skepticism shown by Thomas.
Mark 16:16: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Contradiction with Romans 8:24
Speaks about hope in what is not seen, in contrast to Thomas's insistence on seeing before believing.
Romans 8:24: For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
Contradiction with John 14:11
Encourages belief in Jesus’s works and words, while Thomas demanded physical proof of resurrection.
John 14:11: Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.