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

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Bible References

He breathed

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

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

By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.

He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, -- prophesy, son of man -- and say to the breath: 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these corpses so that they may live.'"

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Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever --

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father -- the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father -- he will testify about me,

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied, "Rulers of the people and elders,

These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

"No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"

and said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They replied, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?