John 11:16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁶Then Thomas (who was called “the Twin”^[a]) said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go so that we may die with him.”

John 11:16 Twin, i.e., Didymus, is the Greek translation of the Aramaic Toma, which means “twin.”

John 20:24

New Catholic Bible

²⁴Jesus Appears to Thomas.^[a] Now Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with the rest when Jesus came.

John 20:24 The true happiness of the disciples was not to have seen the Lord but to have understood the meaning of his Passion. The Passion makes known God’s love. Blessed are they who believe in this love. Christian generations who have not known the visible Christ will meet him in faith.

²Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were gathered together.