John 20:21
Jesus, therefore, said to them again, “Peace to you; according as the Father has sent Me, I also send you”;
Literal Standard Version
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
22having said this, He breathed on [them], and says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit;
Cross References
Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, therefore be wise as the serpents, and pure as the doves.
Matthew 28:18And having come near, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “All authority in Heaven and on earth was given to Me;
Luke 24:47and conversion and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in His Name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:
John 13:20truly, truly, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, receives Me; and he who is receiving Me, receives Him who sent Me.”
John 17:18as You sent Me into the world, I also sent them into the world;
John 21:15When, therefore, they dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, “Simon, [son] of Jonas, do you love Me more than these?” He says to Him, “Yes, Lord; You have known that I cherish You”; 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 →