John 20:21-23

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

²¹ Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”^{(A) 22} When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”^(B)