In 11.16 and 20.24 Thomas is further qualified as “the one called the twin.”

The way to get there (Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch “the way there”) is literally “the way” Phillips translates “what road you’re going to take.” In some languages the way to get there is expressed as “the road that leads there” or “the path by which one goes in order to arrive there” or “the road which one must follow in order to go there.”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on the Gospel of John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1980. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .