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John 20:26
ESV Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
NIV A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you!'
NASB Eight days later His disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, 'Peace be to you.'
CSB A week later his disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you."
NLT Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. 'Peace be with you,' he said.
KJV And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

What does John 20:26 mean?

After Jesus was crucified, both His empty tomb and resurrected Person were seen alive by several of His followers (John 20:1–18; Luke 24:10–11; 23–24). Most of the disciples resisted that truth until Jesus appeared, miraculously, inside a locked room (John 20:19–23). One of inner circle, Thomas, had not been there. He not only refused to believe what had happened, he made an exaggerated demand. Unless he could stick his fingers into Jesus' crucifixion wounds, he wouldn't believe (John 20:24–25).

As He did in His prior appearance, Jesus again passes through a locked door and declares "peace" to the disciples. Most likely, this caused some of the same emotions as His last visit.

This time, however, Jesus will confront Thomas and his overblown, exaggerated demand. Thomas demanded an absurd level of proof before he would believe—now Jesus is graciously offering what Thomas said he wanted. Scripture does not explicitly say that Thomas touched Jesus in response to this, but it does indicate he responded to Christ's appearance with belief (John 20:27–28).
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