John 20:21
Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
In context
18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her. 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— John 20:21 in the KJV
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
- ESV English Standard Version
— John 20:21 in the ESV
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”