As thou hast sent me into the world. — Better, As Thou didst send Me. The tense points out the definite moment of His mission. (Comp. John 10:36.)
So have I also sent them into the world. — Better, I also sent. Comp. Notes on Matthew 10:5; Luke 6:13. In the very word “Apostles” their mission was contained; but the thought here comprehends the immediate future of their wider mission. (Comp. Note on John 20:21.)