John 20:22
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
22 When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost.
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John 20:22
King James Version
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
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John 20:22
English Standard Version
22 And when he had said this, he (A)breathed on them and said to them, (B)“Receive the Holy Spirit.
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John 20:22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 [a]And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,(A) “Receive the holy Spirit.
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- 20:22 This action recalls Gn 2:7, where God breathed on the first man and gave him life; just as Adam’s life came from God, so now the disciples’ new spiritual life comes from Jesus. Cf. also the revivification of the dry bones in Ez 37. This is the author’s version of Pentecost. Cf. also the note on Jn 19:30.
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