John 20:23

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

²² When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

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.

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.”

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

Compare

BSB: If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”
KJV: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
WEB: If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.”
ASV: whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
DARBY: whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
BLB: If you⁺ might forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you⁺ might retain any, they are retained.”

ÅB: Dersom dere tilgir noen deres synder, da er de tilgitt dem; dersom dere fastholder dem for noen, da er de fastholdt.
OTB: Hvis dere tilgir noen deres synder, er de tilgitt; hvis dere holder tilbake tilgivelse fra noen, er den holdt tilbake.»
B1930: Dersom I forlater nogen deres synder, da er de dem forlatt; dersom I fastholder dem for nogen, da er de fastholdt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 18:18
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
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Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
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Acts 13:38–39
Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
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Mark 2:5–10
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
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Acts 10:43
All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
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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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2 Corinthians 2:6–10
The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
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1 Timothy 1:20
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
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