John 20:19
John 20:19 | |
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Book | Gospel of John |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
John 20:19 is the nineteenth
Content
The original Koine Greek, according to the Textus Receptus, reads:[1]
- Οὔσης οὖν ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν
In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as:
- Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
The modern World English Bible translates the passage as:
- 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 midst, and said to them, "Peace be to you."
For a collection of other versions see BibleHub John 20:19
Analysis
The account of Jesus' first appearance in the Gospel of John (20:19–
Only John mentions that the door was locked, and its "reason" (fear of the Jews to persecute them after their leader was executed), but the "function" is to show the 'miraculous nature of Jesus' appearance',[3] that the risen Jesus is 'no longer bound by normal space conditions'.[2] The door was not merely shut but locked (Greek perfect verb: κεκλεισμένων, kekleismenōn).[4]
The words Peace be with you (
The number of the disciples present is not certain, although Thomas' absence is singled out in verse 24, and Judas Iscariot left, but some other disciples less tightly connected could be present as well.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Greek Text Analysis: John 20:19. Biblehub
- ^ a b Kieffer 2007, p. 997.
- ^ ISBN 9780851117492.
- ^ ISBN 9780801026447.
- ISBN 9780195288810.
- ^ Guthrie 1994, p. 1063.
Sources
- ISBN 9780851106489.
- Kieffer, René (2007). "60. John". In ISBN 978-0199277186. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
External links
Preceded by John 20:18 |
Gospel of John Chapter 20 |
Succeeded by John 20:20 |