KJV King James Version
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
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John 20:21
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”
WEB World English Bible
Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus, therefore, said to them again, ‘Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;’
Surrounding context — John 20
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and [that] he had spoken these things unto her.
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 shewed 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 on [them], and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΕἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusπάλιν·G3825 · palinagainεἰρήνηG1515 · eirēnēpeaceὑμῖν·G4771 · suyouκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asἀπέσταλκένG649 · apostellōto sendμεG3165 · memeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατὴρG3962 · patērfatherκἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weπέμπωG3992 · pempōto sendὑμᾶς.G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
John 17:18-19As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.Matthew 28:18-20And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.John 13:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.John 3:17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.Mark 16:15-18And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.Luke 24:47-49And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.Matthew 10:40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.2 Timothy 2:2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.John 14:27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.Hebrews 3:1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;John 21:15-17So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.Isaiah 63:1-3Who [is] this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.John 20:19Then 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.
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