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John 20:22

World English Bible

When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!

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John 20:22 in other translations

And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:

John 20:22 · American Standard Version

John 20:22 in context

  1. 20When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord.
  2. 21Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”
  3. 22When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!
  4. 23If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.”
  5. 24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn’t with them when Jesus came.