People
Thomas in John 21
TOM-us
This person shows up in John 21:2: “Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
John 21:2
“Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.”
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 21:2 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice John 21:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
SimonPeter,ThomascalledDidymus,NathanaelofCanainGalilee,andthesonsofandtwoofhisweretogether.