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As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” <a href="/esv/john/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” <a href="/bsb/john/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.” <a href="/blb/john/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you. As the Father has sent Me forth, I also send you." <a href="/kjv/john/20.htm">King James Bible</a> Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. <a href="/nkjv/john/20.htm">New King James Version</a> So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” <a href="/nasb_/john/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be to you; just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” <a href="/nasb/john/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> So Jesus said to them again, &#8220Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” <a href="/lsb/john/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” <a href="/amp/john/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you [as My representatives].” <a href="/csb/john/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.” <a href="/hcsb/john/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus said to them again, &#8220Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. <a href="/cev/john/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After Jesus had greeted them again, he said, "I am sending you, just as the Father has sent me." <a href="/erv/john/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. <a href="/gwt/john/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you." <a href="/gnt/john/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I send you." <a href="/isv/john/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus told them again, "Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, so I am sending you." <a href="/msb/john/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Again Jesus said to them, ?Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.? <a href="/net/john/20.htm">NET Bible</a> So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you." <a href="/nheb/john/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." <a href="/wbt/john/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father hath sent me, even so I send you. <a href="/wey/john/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> A second time, therefore, He said to them, "Peace be to you! As the Father sent me, I also now send you." <a href="/web/john/20.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Jesus, therefore, said to them again, “Peace to you; according as the Father has sent Me, I also send you”; <a href="/blb/john/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you. As the Father has sent Me forth, I also send you." <a href="/ylt/john/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jesus, therefore, said to them again, 'Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;' <a href="/slt/john/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then said Jesus again to them, Peace to you: as the Father has sent me, I also send you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. <a href="/cpdv/john/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, he said to them again: “Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” <a href="/nabre/john/20.htm">New American Bible</a> [Jesus] said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you; just as my Father has sent me, so I send you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But Yeshua said to them again, “Peace be with you. Just as my Father has sent me, I also am sending you.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then Jesus said to them again: Peace be to you. As my Father has sent me, so I send you. <a href="/godbey/john/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And Jesus said to them again, <FR>Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, I also send you.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Jesus therefore spake to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. <a href="/mace/john/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then said Jesus to them again, "peace be with you: as my father hath sent me, even so send I you." <a href="/wey/john/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> A second time, therefore, He said to them, "Peace be to you! As the Father sent me, I also now send you." <a href="/worrell/john/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Jesus, therefore, said to them again, <FR>"Peace be to you! As the Father hath sent Me, I also send you."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Then said Jesus unto them again, <FR>Peace <Fr>be<FR> to you. As <Fr>my<FR> Father sent me, even so send I you.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/20-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=7210" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/20.htm">Jesus Appears to the Disciples</a> …20After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly."></a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.">Again</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: Eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to them,</a> <a href="/greek/1515.htm" title="1515: Eirēnē (N-NFS) -- Probably from a primary verb eiro; peace; by implication, prosperity.">“Peace be</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">with you.</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">As</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/649.htm" title="649: apestalken (V-RIA-3S) -- From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.">has sent Me,</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I."></a> <a href="/greek/2504.htm" title="2504: kagō (PPro-N1S) -- To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.">so also I</a> <a href="/greek/3992.htm" title="3992: pempō (V-PIA-1S) -- To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. ">am sending</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.” </a> 22When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18-20</a> Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. / Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/luke/24-46.htm">Luke 24:46-49</a> And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, / and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. / You are witnesses of these things. ... <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/john/17-18.htm">John 17:18</a> As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world. <a href="/mark/16-15.htm">Mark 16:15</a> And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">2 Corinthians 5:18-20</a> All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: / that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. / Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God. <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a> Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” <a href="/romans/10-15.htm">Romans 10:15</a> And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” <a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Acts 13:47</a> For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, <a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17</a> For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. <a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a> Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. <a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a> Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. <a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9-10</a> This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. <a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm">Hebrews 3:1</a> Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father has sent me, even so send I you.Peace.<a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a> Peace 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.as.<a href="/john/13-20.htm">John 13:20</a> Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.<a href="/john/17-18.htm">John 17:18,19</a> As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world… <a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a> So 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/20-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/john/20-19.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/20-19.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/john/9-24.htm">Second</a> <a href="/john/2-15.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/john/20-9.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/21-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/john/20-24.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/20-26.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/john/21-16.htm">Second</a> <a href="/acts/4-7.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/john/21-14.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">John 20</div>1. <a href="/john/20-1.htm">Mary comes to the tomb;</a> 3. <a href="/john/20-3.htm">so do Peter and John, ignorant of the resurrection.</a> 11. <a href="/john/20-11.htm">Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene,</a> 19. <a href="/john/20-19.htm">and to his disciples.</a> 24. <a href="/john/20-24.htm">The incredulity and confession of Thomas.</a> 30. <a href="/john/20-30.htm">The Scripture is sufficient to salvation.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Again Jesus said to them This phrase indicates a repeated action, emphasizing the importance of what Jesus is about to say. The context is post-resurrection, where Jesus appears to His disciples who are gathered in a locked room out of fear. The repetition underscores the significance of His message and His desire to reassure and instruct His followers. This setting highlights the transition from fear to mission, as Jesus prepares His disciples for their future roles.Peace be with you "Peace" (Shalom in Hebrew) is a traditional Jewish greeting, but here it carries deeper meaning. After His resurrection, Jesus offers peace as a gift of reconciliation and assurance. This peace is not merely the absence of conflict but a profound sense of well-being and wholeness that comes from being in right relationship with God. It echoes Jesus' earlier promise in <a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a>, where He assures His disciples of peace despite the coming trials.As the Father has sent Me This phrase establishes the divine authority and purpose behind Jesus' mission. The Father sending the Son is a central theme in the Gospel of John, highlighting the unity and shared mission within the Trinity. Jesus' mission was characterized by obedience, love, and sacrifice, setting a pattern for the disciples. This sending reflects the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah being sent to save and serve (<a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>).so also I am sending you Here, Jesus commissions His disciples, extending His mission to them. This sending is not just a task but a continuation of Jesus' work on earth. The disciples are to carry forward the message of the Gospel, empowered by the Holy Spirit, as seen in the subsequent verses. This commission is foundational for the Church's mission, linking to the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>. The disciples are to embody the same love, obedience, and sacrifice that characterized Jesus' ministry.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The resurrected Lord who appears to His disciples, offering them peace and commissioning them for their mission. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The followers of Jesus who are gathered together, likely in fear and confusion after His crucifixion and resurrection. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where this post-resurrection appearance takes place, a central location for the early Christian community. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> God the Father, who sent Jesus into the world with a divine mission. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sending.htm">The Sending</a> The act of commissioning the disciples to continue Jesus' work, empowered by the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/p/peace_as_a_foundation.htm">Peace as a Foundation</a> Jesus begins with "Peace be with you," indicating that peace is foundational for the mission. Believers are called to operate from a place of divine peace. <a href="/topical/d/divine_commissioning.htm">Divine Commissioning</a> Just as Jesus was sent by the Father, believers are sent by Jesus. This underscores the authority and purpose behind the Christian mission. <a href="/topical/e/empowerment_by_the_holy_spirit.htm">Empowerment by the Holy Spirit</a> The sending is not in human strength but through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, as seen in the subsequent verses. <a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_mission.htm">Continuity of Mission</a> The mission of Jesus continues through His followers, emphasizing the importance of discipleship and evangelism. <a href="/topical/r/responsibility_and_privilege.htm">Responsibility and Privilege</a> Being sent by Jesus is both a responsibility and a privilege, calling for obedience and dedication to His mission.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 20</a> <a href="/q/what_is_catholic_absolution.htm">What is Catholic Absolution?</a> <a href="/q/is_sin_a_barrier_between_us_and_god.htm">What does 'Apostello' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'apostello'_mean.htm">What does "Apostello" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'missional'_mean.htm">What does "Missional" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you.--These words may be here a solemn repetition of the greeting in <a href="/john/20-19.htm" title="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 middle, and said to them, Peace be to you.">John 20:19</a>, by which our Lord's own message of peace is immediately connected with that which the Apostles were to deliver to the world. It is, however, more natural to understand the words in <a href="/john/20-19.htm" title="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 middle, and said to them, Peace be to you.">John 20:19</a> as those of greeting, and these as words of farewell. (Comp. <a href="/john/14-27.htm" title="Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.">John 14:27</a>.) Other words had intervened, as we know from St. Luke's narrative. He is now about to withdraw the evidence of His presence from them, and does so with the customary "Shal?m;" but with this He reminds them of the apostleship to which He has called them, gives them an earnest of the Presence which will never leave them, but always qualify them for it (<a href="/john/20-22.htm" title="And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive you the Holy Ghost:">John 20:22</a>), and places before them the greatness of the work to which He sends them (<a href="/john/20-23.htm" title="Whose soever sins you remit, they are remitted to them; and whose soever sins you retain, they are retained.">John 20:23</a>).As my (better, the) Father hath sent me, even so send I you.--Comp. Note on <a href="/john/17-18.htm" title="As you have sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.">John 17:18</a>, where the words occur in prayer to the Father. As spoken here to the disciples 'they are the identification of them with Himself in His mediatorial work. He is the great Apostle (<a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm" title="Why, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;">Hebrews 3:1</a>); they are ambassadors for Christ, to whom He commits the ministry of reconciliation (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm" title="And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;">2Corinthians 5:18</a> et seq.). He stands in the same relation to the Father as that in which they stand to Him. He declares to them, and they in His name are to declare to the world, the fulness of the Father's love, and the peace between man and God, witnessed to in His life and death. He and they stand also in the same relation to the world. At this very moment they are assembled with shut doors, for fear of the Jews, who are triumphing over Him as dead. But to that world, which will hate, persecute, and kill them, as it had hated, persecuted, and killed Him, they are sent as He was sent; they are to declare forgiveness, mercy, love, peace, as He had declared them, to every heart that does not harden itself against them; and they are to find in His presence, as He had ever found in the Father's presence, the support which will ever bring peace to their own hearts (<a href="/john/14-27.htm" title="Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.">John 14:27</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 21-23. - (4) Peace, spiration of the Holy Spirit, and conference of power to remit or retain sin. Verse 21. - Therefore [Jesus] said unto them again, Peace be unto you. With added emphasis, and in obvious reference to his valedictory discourse, he gave to them the essence of his own sublime repose, the blending of an infinite joy with a measureless sorrow; the equilibrium that springs from the spirit mastering the flesh. Not an ecstatic rapture, nor a joy that would make their life on earth insupportable by its contrast with their abiding frame of mind; but peace - "the peace of God, which passeth understanding." The first "peace" gave to all who were assembled a new revelation; the second "peace," a summons to service. The Lord added the memorable words, As the Father hath sent me (ἀπέσταλκε, hath sent me on a special commission), I also send you (πέμπω, charge you to go forth and accomplish this commission of mine); see Westcott's excursus on the New Testament usage of the two verbs, which does much to justify these shades of meaning. Both verbs are used of both the mission of the Son and the mission of believers, but in the two senses, (1) that sometimes the special service on which he or they are sent is emphasized by the use of ἀποστέλλω; and (2) that at other times the simple mission or sending forth is the dominant idea when πέμπω is employed. Thus in <a href="/john/4-38.htm">John 4:38</a> the Lord says, "I sent (ἀπέστειλα) you to reap that on which ye bestowed no labor;" and <a href="/john/17-18.htm">John 17:18</a> (see note) the same word is appropriately used twice - for the Lord's own commission, and also for the commission of the disciples. Then it seems to point back to an event in their history and the work done already and before Christ's death for the world. Now the disciples have a new conception of Christ and of his work, and they must go forth to fulfill it. This usage of ἀποστέλλω is more or less conspicuous in <a href="/john/1-6.htm">John 1:6</a>; <a href="/john/3-28.htm">John 3:28</a>; <a href="/john/5-33.htm">John 5:33</a>; <a href="/john/18-24.htm">John 18:24</a>. Πέμπω is used often to describe the Father's mission of the Son, the mission of the Comforter, and the mission of the disciples (<a href="/john/13-20.htm">John 13:20</a>; <a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a>; <a href="/john/16-7.htm">John 16:7</a>). Moulton says, " Ἀροστέλλω means 'commission' and πέπμω 'mission.' With the first word our thoughts turn to the 'special embassy;' with the second, to the authority of the ' ambassador' and the obedience of the sent." Another peculiarity of this passage is that the Lord uses the perfect tense, ἀπέσταλκε, rather than the aorist used elsewhere, suggesting a complete commission on his own side, whose meaning and effects are still in operation. Those who have received this revelation are to become at once witnesses to the fact of his resurrection, agents and organs of his Spirit. Moulton suggests that τέμπω is used in order to enforce the physical separation between the Lord and his disciples; and that we cannot overlook in the similarity of the ideas the difference in the manner of the sending, by the Savior of the disciples, from the manner in which the Son had been sent by the Father. Christ came forth from the eternal companionship of the Father, in the fact of his incarnation, taking humanity up into his eternal substance. The disciples were sent forth by the risen Lord, who had called them by grace into fellowship with himself, and who equipped them for his service. The difference in these two methods of sending is as conspicuous as the resemblance. <a href="/commentaries/john/20-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Again πάλιν (palin) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. said Εἶπεν (Eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to them, αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Peace [be] Εἰρήνη (Eirēnē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1515.htm">Strong's 1515: </a> Probably from a primary verb eiro; peace; by implication, prosperity. with you. ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. As καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father Πατήρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. has sent Me, ἀπέσταλκέν (apestalken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_649.htm">Strong's 649: </a> From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. so also I κἀγὼ (kagō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2504.htm">Strong's 2504: </a> To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me. am sending πέμπω (pempō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3992.htm">Strong's 3992: </a> To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. you.” ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. 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