John 20:23
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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21Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.Select John 20:21
22And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:Select John 20:22
23Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.Select John 20:23
24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.Select John 20:24
25The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.Select John 20:25
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WEB
20:23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.”
ASV
20:23 whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
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