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

Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

The Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man. Say to it: This is what the Lord God says: Breath, come from the four winds and breathe into these slain so that they may live!”

Receive

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.

“When the Counselor comes, the One I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send Him to you.

Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.

Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders:

After they went down there, they prayed for them, so the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit.

“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”

“No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?