John 20:22
“And when he had said this, hee breathed on them, and saith vnto them, Receiue ye the holy Ghost.”
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John 20:22 Context
20And when hee had so saide, hee shewed vnto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21Then said Iesus to them againe, Peace be vnto you: As my Father hath sent me, euen so send I you. 22And when he had said this, hee breathed on them, and saith vnto them, Receiue ye the holy Ghost. 23Whose soeuer sinnes yee remit, they are remitted vnto them, and whose soeuer sinnes yee retaine, they are retained. 24¶ But Thomas one of the twelue, called Didymus, was not with them when Iesus came.
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Other Translations for John 20:22
And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
- King James Version
And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you:
- Basic English Bible
And having said this, he breathed into [them], and says to them, Receive [the] Holy Spirit:
- Darby Bible
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith to them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit.
- Webster's Bible
Having said this He breathed upon them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
- Weymouth Bible
When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit!
- World English Bible
Whanne he had seid this, he blewe on hem, and seide, Take ye the Hooli Goost;
- Wycliffe Bible
and this having said, he breathed on [them], and saith to them, `Receive the Holy Spirit;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 20:22
20:22 He breathed on them - New life and vigour, and saith, as ye receive this breath out of my mouth, so receive ye the Spirit out of my fulness: the Holy Ghost influencing you in a peculiar manner, to fit you for your great embassy. This was an earnest of pentecost.