John 20:22–23
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22And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23“aIf you forgive the sins of any, their sins 1have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”
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- 1I.e. have previously been forgiven
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
After saying this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
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