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John 20:22-23
New International Version
John 20:22-23
New International Version
22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.(A) 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”(B)
John 20:22-23
The Message
John 20:22-23
The Message
22-23 Then he took a deep breath and breathed into them. “Receive the Holy Spirit,” he said. “If you forgive someone’s sins, they’re gone for good. If you don’t forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?”
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John 20:22-23
King James Version
John 20:22-23
King James Version
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
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