John 20:22

20 After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

21 Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”

When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”

24 Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
KJV
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
WEB
When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!
ASV
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
DARBY
And having said this, he breathed into [them], and says to them, Receive [the] Holy Spirit:
BLB
And having said this, He breathed on [them], and He says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
ÅB
Og da han hadde sagt dette, åndet han på dem og sa til dem: Ta imot den Hellige Ånd!
OTB
Med det åndet han på dem og sa: «Ta imot Den Hellige Ånd.
B1930
Og da han hadde sagt dette, åndet han på dem og sa til dem: Ta imot den Hellige Ånd!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 33:4

    The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

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  • Genesis 2:7

    Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

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  • John 7:39

    He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

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  • Acts 2:38

    Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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  • Acts 19:2

    and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

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  • Psalms 33:6

    By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

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  • Acts 8:15

    On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

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  • Ezekiel 37:9

    Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!”

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