They were jews and so was jesus.
Jesus with disciples with doors locked.
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.
We lock doors when we are afraid.
19 on the evening of that first day of the week when the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the jewish leaders jesus came and stood among them and said peace be with you 20 after he said this he showed them his hands and side.
Jesus had been arrested tried scourged and crucified.
Not all jews of course.
Peace be with you when he had said this he showed them his hands and his side.
This first impulse of the disciples was an understandable one.
Jesus came and stood among them.
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.
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.
Jesus came and stood in their midst.
We are told that the door is locked because the disciples are afraid.
The disciples are gathered in a room.
So here he was suddenly appearing behind closed locked doors.
The exclamation point suggests to me jesus decided to surprise the disciples which might even been fun for.
During their anxiety jesus appeared to them and offered them peace.
Mary s announcement 20 18 must have stunned the disciples.
The disciples are overjoyed at seeing the risen lord.
The disciples had witnessed at least portions of the events if only from a comfortable distance.
The disciples rejoiced when.
The account begins on the afternoon of easter sunday.
Confused elated doubtful and fearful the.
On the evening of that first day of the week when the doors were locked where the disciples were for fear of the jews.
John tells us why they were locked.
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.
Jesus appears to the disciples behind locked doors 20 19 23 244.
Suddenly out of nowhere jesus comes to them.
The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the lord.
The doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the jews.
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.