John 20:21
“Then said Iesus to them againe, Peace be vnto you: As my Father hath sent me, euen so send I you.”
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John 20:21 Context
19¶ Then the same day at euening, being the first day of the weeke, when the doores were shut, where the disciples were assembled for feare of the Iewes, came Iesus, and stood in the midst, and saith vnto them, Peace bee vnto you. 20And when hee had so saide, hee shewed vnto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21Then said Iesus to them againe, Peace be vnto you: As my Father hath sent me, euen so send I you. 22And when he had said this, hee breathed on them, and saith vnto them, Receiue ye the holy Ghost. 23Whose soeuer sinnes yee remit, they are remitted vnto them, and whose soeuer sinnes yee retaine, they are retained.
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Other Translations
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
- King James Version
So Jesus said to them again, "Peace {be} with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace `be' unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
- Basic English Bible
[Jesus] said therefore again to them, Peace [be] to you: as the Father sent me forth, I also send you.
- Darby Bible
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father hath sent me, even so I send you.
- Webster's Bible
A second time, therefore, He said to them, "Peace be to you! As the Father sent me, I also now send you."
- Weymouth Bible
Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you."
- World English Bible
And he seith to hem eft, Pees to you; as the fadir sente me, Y sende you.
- Wycliffe Bible
Jesus, therefore, said to them again, `Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version
So Jesus said to them again, "Peace {be} with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace `be' unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
- Basic English Bible
[Jesus] said therefore again to them, Peace [be] to you: as the Father sent me forth, I also send you.
- Darby Bible
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father hath sent me, even so I send you.
- Webster's Bible
A second time, therefore, He said to them, "Peace be to you! As the Father sent me, I also now send you."
- Weymouth Bible
Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you."
- World English Bible
And he seith to hem eft, Pees to you; as the fadir sente me, Y sende you.
- Wycliffe Bible
Jesus, therefore, said to them again, `Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for John 20:21
20:21 Peace be unto you - This is the foundation of the mission of a true Gospel minister, peace in his own soul, #2Cor 4:1|. As the Father hath sent me, so send I you - Christ was the apostle of the Father, #Heb 3:1|. Peter and the rest, the apostles of Christ.
People's Bible Notes for John 20:21
Joh 20:21 Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you. This is the Great Commission, more fully developed in Galilee a little later (Mt 28:16-20), and finally completed on Mt. Olivet (Ac 1:4-9), just before the Lord ascended. The Lord had trained the apostles for three years in order to fit them for this important work.