Thomas of Capernaum
Married and without children, he and his wife receive Jesus in their home whenever he is in Capernaum.[1] This is probably what is referred to in Matthew 4:13. Thomas is without doubt a distant relative of Jesus,[2] as he addresses him familiarly and not with the usual deference of the disciples.[3] The couple is childless but his wife does not want to adopt one, even a mistreated one:
"And above all you do not want to help your neighbour… Woman, yesterday you criticised the Pharisees of Capernaum as being hard-hearted, you criticised your fellow-citizens for turning a deaf ear to My words… But in what are you behaving differently, having known Me for over two years?…"[4]
His name
In Aramaic "Toma" means "twin" (Didymus in Greek).
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