Joh 20:19-21 | TNotes | STEP | 20:19 meeting behind locked doors: The disciples feared prosecution for following Jesus. • Peace be with you: This was a standard Jewish greeting (see also 3 Jn 1:15 ), but Jesus was doing more than just greeting his disciples: he was offering the Messiah’s peace (see Isa 9:6 ; 52:7 ) and delivering the gift of his Kingdom (see John 14:27 ; 16:33 ).

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b3 Jn 1:15►

cIsa 9:6►

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eJohn 14:27►

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‏ John 20:19-21

20:19 ^a meeting behind locked doors: The disciples feared prosecution for following Jesus.

• Peace be with you: This was a standard Jewish greeting (see also 3 Jn 1:15 ^b), but Jesus was doing more than just greeting his disciples: he was offering the Messiah’s peace (see Isa 9:6 ^c; 52:7 ^d) and delivering the gift of his Kingdom (see John 14:27 ^e; 16:33 ^f).
20:20 ^g The reality of Jesus’ resurrection was quite clear. Jesus showed them the wounds from the nails and the spear. He did not feign death but conquered it. He was no phantom but a real man with a real body. He had been dead but was now alive. Jesus was fully human both in life (1:14 ^h) and in his resurrection.
20:21 ⁱ I am sending you: God had sent Jesus into the world to establish his Kingdom, and now Jesus was sending his disciples to carry on his mission. Christ’s emissaries carry the truth of Jesus’ words to the world (cp. 17:18 ^j).