John 20:22

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Summary

John 20:22

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

He breathed

Receive

Bible References

He breathed

And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.

The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Ruler of all gives me life.

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.

And he said to me, Be a prophet to the wind, be a prophet, son of man, and say to the wind, The Lord has said: Come from the four winds, O wind, breathing on these dead so that they may come to life.

Receive

And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,

When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;

But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:

Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

And he said to them, Did you get the Holy Spirit when you had faith? And they said to him, No, we have had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit.

Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?