John 20:21-23
Legacy Standard Bible
21 So Jesus said to them again, “(A)Peace be with you; (B)as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He (C)breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 (D)If you forgive the sins of any, their sins [a]have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”
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- John 20:23 Have previously been forgiven
John 20:21-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me,(A) I also send you.”(B) 22 After saying this, He breathed on them(C) and said,[a] “Receive the Holy Spirit.(D) 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”(E)
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- John 20:22 Lit He breathed and said to them
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