John 20:22-23
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.
23 Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.
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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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John 20:22-23
English Standard Version
22 And when he had said this, he (A)breathed on them and said to them, (B)“Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 (C)If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
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John 20:22-23
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. 23 [b](B)Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
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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.
- 20:23 The Council of Trent defined that this power to forgive sins is exercised in the sacrament of penance. See Mt 16:19; 18:18.
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