People
Thomas in John 11
TOM-us
This person shows up in John 11:16: “Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go also, that we may die with him.”” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
John 11:16
“Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go also, that we may die with him.””
What kids can learn
When you hear thomas in John, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read John 11:16 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice John 11:16
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
whoiscalledDidymus,saidtohisfellow“Let’sgoalso,thatwemaydiewithhim.”