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

So the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground, breathed life into his lungs, and the man became a living being.

"The spirit of God fashioned me; and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made; all the heavenly bodies by the breath of his mouth.

Then he ordered me, "Prophesy to the Spirit, Son of Man. Tell the Spirit, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Come from the four winds, you Spirit, and breathe into these people who have been killed, so they will live."'"

Receive

I will ask the Father to give you another Helper, to be with you always.

"When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father the Spirit of Truth, who comes from the Father he will testify on my behalf.

However, I'm telling you the truth. It's for your advantage that I'm going away, because if I don't go away, the Helper won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in foreign languages as the Spirit gave them that ability.

Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, told them, "Rulers and elders of the people!

They went down and prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

"No one can stop us from using water to baptize these people who have received the Holy Spirit in the same way that we did, can they?"

and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They answered him, "No, we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

I want to learn only one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the actions of the Law or by believing what you heard?