John 20:21
Then Jesus said to them again: Peace be to you. As my Father has sent me, so I send you.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
In Context
22And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them: Receive the Holy Spirit.
Cross References
Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be, therefore, wise as serpents, and guileless as doves.
Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying: All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me.
Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
John 13:20Verily, verily I say to you, he that receives him that I shall send, receives me; and he that receives me, receives him that sent me.
John 17:18As thou hast sent me into the world, so I send them into the world;
John 21:15When, therefore, they had taken breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, Do you love me more than these? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my lambs.
Matthew Henry on John 20:20-26
Christ with His Disciples. 19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 20 And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 22 And when he had said this, he breathed… Read the whole commentary →