‏ John 20:29

 Thou hast believed ( πεπιστευκας ). Perfect active indicative. Probably interrogative, but "it was sight, not touch that convinced Thomas" (Bernard).

 And yet ( κα ). Clear use of  κα in the adversative sense. Thomas made a noble confession, but he missed the highest form of faith without the evidence of the senses. Peter (1Pe 1:8) uses language that seems like a reminiscence of the words of Jesus to Thomas which Peter heard.

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