When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle and said to them, “Peace be to you.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 20:19 in context
John 20:16–22
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Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned and said to him, “Rabboni!” which is to say, “Teacher!”
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Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
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Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her.
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When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle and said to them, “Peace be to you.”
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When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord.
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Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”
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When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!
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