World English Bible
John 20:22
“When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit!”
Verse in context — John 20
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When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord.
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Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.
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When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit!
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Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained.
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But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn't with them when Jesus came.
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