"Then said Jesus to them again, Peace {be} unto you: as {my} Father hath sent me, even so send I you." — John 20:21

John 20:21 · KJV

“Then said Jesus to them again, Peace {be} unto you: as {my} Father hath sent me, even so send I you.”

— John 20:21

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.

Verse 22

And when he had said this, he breathed on {them}, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

John 20 — Context

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.

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.

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace {be} unto you: as {my} Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

And when he had said this, he breathed on {them}, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; {and} whose soever {sins} ye retain, they are retained.

Cross References

John 17:18-19

As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

John 13:20

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

John 3:17

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Mark 16:15-18

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Acts 1:8

But 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. {power...: or, the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you}

Luke 24:47-49

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Matthew 10:40

He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.