John 20:21
[Jesus] said therefore again to them, Peace [be] to you: as the Father sent me forth, I also send you.
Darby Translation
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 having said this, he breathed into [them], and says to them, Receive [the] Holy Spirit:
Cross References
Matthew 10:16Behold, *I* send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.
Matthew 28:18And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.
Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations beginning at Jerusalem.
John 13:20Verily, verily, I say to you, He who receives whomsoever I shall send receives me; and he that receives me receives him who has sent me.
John 17:18As thou hast sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world;
John 21:15When therefore they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says 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 →