Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Jesus saith unto him, [Thomas]. The word enclosed in brackets is almost totally destitute of authority.
Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed - words of measured commendation, but of indirect, and doubtless painfully felt rebuke: q.d., 'Thou hast indeed believed; it is well; but it is only on the evidence of thy senses, and after peremptorily refusing all evidence short of that.'
Blessed are they that have net seen, and yet have believed. 'Wonderful indeed,' as Alford well says, 'and rich in blessing for us who have not seen Him, is this closing word of the Gospel.'