and power Jesus says, “And I on my part send you.” 22) And having said this, he breathed on them and says to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. As in v. 20, the participial phrase, “having said this,” connects the new act with the preceding word. He who sends enables those whom he sends; and the enabling is the gift of the Holy Spirit. The dative αὐτοῖς is to be construed with both verbs and includes all those present at this time. The idea that the gift of the Spirit is necessary only for those called