John 20:22

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Modern

When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Traditional

And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

Literal

And having said this, He breathed on them, and He says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Latin

Hæc cum dixisset, insufflavit, et dixit eis: Accipite Spiritum Sanctum:

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English

When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Notes

John 20:22

Jesus commissioned his disciples and gave them the Holy Spirit. The Spirit had not yet been given earlier, because Jesus had not yet been glorified (7:39).

After his resurrection, the glorified Jesus gave the Spirit to his followers. This gift fulfilled many promises that the Spirit would be sent (14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7, 13). It also points ahead to the Spirit’s powerful coming at Pentecost (Acts 1:4–5; 2:1–47).

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I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

John 20:22

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