Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father has sent me, even so send I you.
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father has sent me, even so send I you.
Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father hath sent me, even so I send you.
Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you."
Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
Even so send I you - As I was sent to proclaim the truth of the Most High, and to convert sinners to God, I send you for the very same purpose, clothed with the very same authority, and influenced by the very same Spirit.
As my Father hath sent me - As God sent me to preach, to be persecuted, and to suffer; to make known his will, and to offer pardon to men, so I send you. This is the design and the extent of the commission of the ministers of the Lord Jesus. He is their model; and they will be successful only as they study his character and imitate his example. This commission he proceeds to confirm by endowing them all with the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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.