John 20:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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  • John 17:18-19 : 18 Even as you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And for them I make myself holy, so that they may be made truly holy.
  • John 3:17 : 17 God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
  • John 13:20 : 20 Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.
  • Luke 24:47-49 : 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.
  • Mark 16:15-18 : 15 And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone. 16 He who has faith and is given baptism will get salvation; but he who has not faith will be judged. 17 And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages; 18 They will take up snakes, and if there is poison in their drink, it will do them no evil; they will put their hands on those who are ill, and they will get well.
  • Matt 10:40 : 40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.
  • Matt 28:18-20 : 18 And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: 20 Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
  • 2 Tim 2:2 : 2 And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.
  • 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.
  • Isa 63:1-3 : 1 Who is this who comes from Edom, with blood-red robes from Bozrah? he whose clothing is fair, stepping with pride in his great strength? I whose glory is in the right, strong for salvation. 2 Why is your clothing red, and why are your robes like those of one who is crushing the grapes? 3 I have been crushing the grapes by myself, and of the peoples there was no man with me: in my wrath and in my passion, they were crushed under my feet; and my robes are marked with their life-blood, and all my clothing is red.
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
  • Heb 3:1 : 1 For this reason, holy brothers, marked out to have a part in heaven, give thought to Jesus the representative and high priest of our faith;
  • John 20:19 : 19 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!
  • John 21:15-17 : 15 Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food. 16 Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus. 17 He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.

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  • John 17:18
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    18 Even as you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.

  • John 20:22-23
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    22 And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you:

    23 Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.

  • John 14:25-28
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    25 I have said all this to you while I am still with you.

    26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will be your teacher in all things and will put you in mind of everything I have said to you.

    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.

    28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

  • Luke 24:36
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    36 And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you!

  • John 20:19-20
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    76%

    19 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!

    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.

  • John 20:26-27
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    76%

    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.

  • John 17:21-23
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    74%

    21 May they all be one! Even as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, so let them be in us, so that all men may come to have faith that you sent me.

    22 And the glory which you have given to me I have given to them, so that they may be one even as we are one;

    23 I in them, and you in me, so that they may be made completely one, and so that it may become clear to all men that you have sent me and that they are loved by you as I am loved by you.

  • John 13:20
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    20 Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.

  • John 15:9
    71%

    9 Even as the Father has given me his love, so I have given my love to you: be ever in my love.

  • John 14:19-20
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    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.

  • John 15:12
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    12 This is the law I give you: Have love one for another, even as I have love for you.

  • John 17:8
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    8 Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.

  • Luke 24:40
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    40 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his feet.

  • John 16:33
    70%

    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.

  • Eph 6:23
    70%

    23 Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • John 16:28
    70%

    28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

  • John 15:26
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    26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;

  • John 16:16
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    16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

  • John 14:31
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    31 But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

  • John 7:33
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    33 Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.

  • Luke 10:3
    69%

    3 Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.

  • John 21:13
    69%

    13 Then Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish in the same way.

  • Mark 16:15
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    15 And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.

  • John 20:17
    69%

    17 Jesus said to her, Do not put your hand on me, for I have not gone up to the Father: but go to my brothers and say to them, I go up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.

  • John 13:15-16
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    15 I have given you an example, so that you may do what I have done to you.

    16 Truly I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; and he who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him.

  • John 14:16
    69%

    16 And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,

  • Luke 9:2
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    2 And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.

  • Matt 28:18-19
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    18 And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

    19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

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    68%

    10 Then said Jesus to them, Have no fear: go and give word to my brothers to go into Galilee, and there they will see me.

  • John 13:34
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    34 I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another.

  • John 14:1
    68%

    1 Let not your heart be troubled: have faith in God and have faith in me.

  • John 15:17
    68%

    17 So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.

  • 2 Cor 13:11
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    11 Let this be my last word, brothers; be glad; be complete; be comforted; be of the same mind; be at peace with one another: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

  • John 6:20
    68%

    20 But he said to them, It is I, have no fear.

  • John 8:21
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    21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

  • Luke 10:5
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    5 And whenever you go into a house, first say, Peace be to this house.

  • John 12:45
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    45 And he who sees me, sees him who sent me.

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    68%

    10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.

  • Matt 14:27
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    27 But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.