John 20:21
Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”
Text-Critical English NT
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
22After saying this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
Cross References
Matthew 10:16“Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves, so be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.
Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Luke 24:47and for repentance and remission of sins to be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
John 13:20Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.”
John 17:18Just as yoʋ have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
John 21:15When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do yoʋ love me more than these?” Peter said to him, “Yes, Lord, yoʋ know that I care for yoʋ.” Jesus 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 →