20:21a

Again Jesus said to them: The Greek words that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Again Jesus said to them introduce something Jesus said a second time to his disciples. He again gave them a blessing of peace.

Peace be with you: Jesus again blessed them with peace. Translate this clause as you did in 20:19d. In some languages it may be natural to adjust the words to indicate that Jesus said this a second time. For example:

Yes, peace be with you! (Phillips’ New Testament in Modern English)

20:21b

As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you: This sentence compares the way that Jesus sent his disciples with the way that the Father had sent him. God had sent Jesus into the world, and now Jesus was sending his disciples into the world. As Jesus was God the Father’s representative in this world, so his disciples would be Jesus’ representatives in the world. See how you translated the similar sentence in 17:18. Here are other ways to translate this sentence:

I am sending you, just as the Father has sent me. (Contemporary English Version)
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Like my Father sent me here, I now send you.

the Father has sent Me: Jesus was referring to the fact that God had sent him to earth as his messenger and representative. If your language must include where a person sends someone, you may add “into the world’ (see 17:18).

so also I am sending you: Jesus was telling his disciples something that he was doing then or possibly would do before long in the future. Again, if your language must tell where a person sends someone, you may add “into the world.” Here is another way to translate this clause:

like that is how I am sending you

General Comment on 20:21b

The Greek words that the Berean Standard Bible translates as “sent” and “sending” are not the same verb. However, the basic meaning is the same, that of someone telling someone else to go somewhere. God sent Jesus into the world to speak his word and be his representative. And Jesus sent his disciples into the world to speak his word, the gospel, and to be his representatives.

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