John 20:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

At evening on that day, the first day of the week, when, for fear of the Jews, the doors were shut where the disciples were, Jesus came among them and said to them, May peace be with you!

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  • John 20:26 : 26 And after eight days, his disciples were again in the house and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were shut, Jesus came, and taking his place in the middle of them, he said, May peace be with you!
  • John 14:27 : 27 May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.
  • John 20:21 : 21 And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
  • John 7:13 : 13 But no man said anything about him openly for fear of the Jews.
  • Luke 24:36-49 : 36 And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you! 37 But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit. 38 And he said to them, Why are you troubled, and why are your hearts full of doubt? 39 See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have. 40 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his feet. 41 And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here? 42 And they gave him a bit of cooked fish. 43 And before their eyes he took a meal. 44 And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect. 45 Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds. 46 And he said to them, So it is in the Writings that the Christ would undergo death, and come back to life again on the third day; 47 And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And now I will send to you what my father has undertaken to give you, but do not go from the town, till the power from heaven comes to you.
  • Matt 18:20 : 20 For where two or three are come together in my name, there am I among them.
  • 1 Cor 15:5 : 5 And he was seen by Cephas; then by the twelve;
  • Rev 1:4 : 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;
  • Eph 2:14 : 14 For he is our peace, who has made the two into one, and by whom the middle wall of division has been broken down,
  • Eph 6:23 : 23 Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Phil 1:2 : 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Thess 3:16 : 16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with you all.
  • Heb 7:2 : 2 And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace;
  • John 16:22 : 22 So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.
  • John 16:33 : 33 I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
  • Rom 15:33 : 33 Now may the God of peace be with you all. So be it.
  • Mark 16:14 : 14 And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.
  • Neh 6:10-11 : 10 And I went to the house of Shemaiah, the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us have a meeting in the house of God, inside the Temple, and let the doors be shut: for they will come to put you to death; truly, in the night they will come to put you to death. 11 And I said, Am I the sort of man to go in flight? what man, in my position, would go into the Temple to keep himself safe? I will not go in.
  • Ps 85:8-9 : 8 I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways. 9 Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land. 10 Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
  • Matt 10:13 : 13 And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.
  • John 14:19-23 : 19 A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living. 20 At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you. 21 He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world? 23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
  • Isa 57:18-19 : 18 I have seen his ways, and I will make him well: I will give him rest, comforting him and his people who are sad. 19 I will give the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is near and to him who is far off, says the Lord; and I will make him well.

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    24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, named Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

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    26 And after eight days, his disciples were again in the house and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were shut, Jesus came, and taking his place in the middle of them, he said, May peace be with you!

    27 Then he said to Thomas, Put out your finger, and see my hands; and put your hand here into my side: and be no longer in doubt but have belief.

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    20 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

    21 And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.

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    33 And that very hour they got up and went back to Jerusalem, where the eleven and the others had come together.

    34 And they said to them, The Lord has truly come back to life again, and Simon has seen him.

    35 And they gave an account of the things which had taken place on the way, and how, when he gave them bread, they had knowledge of him.

    36 And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you!

    37 But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.

    38 And he said to them, Why are you troubled, and why are your hearts full of doubt?

    39 See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.

    40 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his feet.

    41 And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?

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    12 Jesus said to them, Come and take some food. And all the disciples were in fear of putting the question, Who are you? being conscious that it was the Lord.

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    8 Then the other disciple who came there first went in; and he saw and belief came to him.

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    19 After they had gone three or four miles they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near to the boat; and they had great fear.

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    8 And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

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  • 15 And while they were talking and questioning together, Jesus himself came near and went with them.

  • 27 May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.

  • 22 So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.

  • 3 And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God:

  • 29 But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.

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