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Selected Verse: John 20:21 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 20:21 |
King James |
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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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Then said Jesus--prepared now to listen to Him in a new character.
Peace be unto you. As my Father hath sent me, so send I you--(See on Joh 17:18). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| 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. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Hath sent (ἀπέσταλκεν)
Note the distinction between this verb and that applied to the sending of the disciples (πέμπω). See on Joh 1:6. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Peace be unto you - This is the foundation of the mission of a true Gospel minister, peace in his own soul, Co2 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. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| 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. |
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;