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982 B
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It is now evening and Jesus appears to the disciples.
that day, the first day of the week
This refers to Sunday.
the doors of where the disciples were, were closed
You can translate this in an active form. AT: "the disciples had locked the doors where they were" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
for fear of the Jews
Here "Jews" is a synecdoche for the Jewish leaders who might arrest the disciples. AT: "because they were afraid that the Jewish leaders might arrest them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
Peace to you
This is a common greeting that means "May God give you peace" .
he showed them his hands and his side
Jesus showed the disciples his wounds. AT: "he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)