John 20:19–20
He appears to the disciples locked in by fear and shows them his hands and side
Study it word by word19So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors where the disciples were had been locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle and says to them, “Peace to you.”
20And having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
In its context
17Jesus says to her, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going up to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.’”
18Mary Magdalene comes and announces to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.
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21So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.”
22And having said this, he breathed on them and says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
Its words in the original
- ΟὔσηςOusēs· be
Be, exist.
- ὀψίαςopsias· evening
Evening.
- ἡμέρᾳhēmerai· day
Day. "In the days of" someone: in their time.
- μιᾷmiai· one
One.
- σαββάτωνsabbatōn· Sabbath
Sabbath: the seventh day, a day of rest set apart for God; also the week.
- θυρῶνthyrōn· door
Door, gate.
- κεκλεισμένωνkekleismenōn· shut, lock
Shut, lock.
- ὅπουhopou· where
Where, wherever.
- μαθηταὶmathētai· disciple
Disciple: someone who learns from a teacher and follows him in order to live as he does.
- φόβονphobon· fear
Fear; also reverent respect.
- ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn· Jew, Judean
Jew, Judean: one of the people of Judah; in the New Testament it often means the leaders of the people.
- ἦλθενēlthen· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- ἸησοῦςIēsous· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- ἔστηestē· stand, set
Stand, stand still, stop; also set, establish.
- μέσονmeson· middle
Middle, in the midst.
- λέγειlegei· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ΕἰρήνηEirēnē· peace
Peace: the wholeness and well-being God gives; as a greeting, "peace to you".
- ἔδειξενedeixen· show
Show, point out.
- χεῖραςcheiras· hand
Hand.
- πλευρὰνpleuran· side
Side, the part of the body over the ribs.
- ἐχάρησανecharēsan· rejoice
Rejoice, be glad. As a greeting, "hail!" or "greetings!".
- ἰδόντεςidontes· see
See, look; notice.
- κύριονkyrion· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.