Jesus With Disciples With Doors Locked

The disciples are gathered in a room.

Jesus with disciples with doors locked.

Jesus had been arrested tried scourged and crucified. The disciples had witnessed at least portions of the events if only from a comfortable distance. The disciples are overjoyed at seeing the risen lord. Among and be came day disciples doors evening fear first for in it jesus jews locked midst of on peace said shut so stood that the their them to together was week were when where with you nt gospels.

John 20 19 31 new international version niv jesus appears to his disciples. Jesus came and stood among them. Suddenly out of nowhere jesus comes to them. On the evening of that first day of the week when the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the jews jesus came and stood among them and said peace be with you john 20 19.

The exclamation point suggests to me jesus decided to surprise the disciples which might even been fun for. Mary s announcement 20 18 must have stunned the disciples. Jesus appears to the disciples behind locked doors 20 19 23 244. Today s scripture is a story about locked doors.

But the ruling jews the leading jews the ones who had jesus executed for going against their laws and their egos those were the ones to be feared. Peace be with you when he had said this he showed them his hands and his side. The doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the jews. On the evening of that first day of the week when the doors were locked where the disciples were for fear of the jews.

We lock doors when we are afraid. This first impulse of the disciples was an understandable one. John tells us why they were locked. During their anxiety jesus appeared to them and offered them peace.

Not all jews of course. They were jews and so was jesus. Confused elated doubtful and fearful the. The disciples were afraid of the jews.

Jesus came and stood in their midst. Later the news that the lord was alive came from two travelers who had unknowingly spent the day walking to emmaus with jesus luke 24 15 16. The account begins on the afternoon of easter sunday. We are told that the door is locked because the disciples are afraid.

Jesus appears to thomas 25 so the other disciples told him we have seen the lord but he replied unless i see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails have been and put my hand into his side i will never believe 26 eight days later his disciples were once again inside with the doors locked and thomas was with them. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the lord. So here he was suddenly appearing behind closed locked doors.