Parallel Verses
NET Bible
And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
New American Standard Bible
And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them,
King James Version
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Holman Bible
After saying this, He breathed on them
International Standard Version
When he had said this, he breathed on them and told them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
A Conservative Version
And after saying this, he breathed on them, and says to them, Receive ye Holy Spirit.
American Standard Version
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
Amplified
And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them,
An Understandable Version
Upon saying this, Jesus breathed on the disciples and said to them, "[Be willing to] receive the Holy Spirit." [Note: This "breathing" served as a pledge of the Holy Spirit which actually came on these apostles a few weeks later. See Acts 1:5-8; 2:4].
Anderson New Testament
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them: Receive the Holy Spirit.
Bible in Basic English
And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you:
Common New Testament
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "receive ye the holy spirit.
Darby Translation
And having said this, he breathed into them, and says to them, Receive the Holy Spirit:
Godbey New Testament
And saying this, He breathed on them, and says to them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.
Goodspeed New Testament
As he said this he breathed upon them, and said,
John Wesley New Testament
And having said this, he breathed on them, and saith to them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.
Julia Smith Translation
And having said this, he inspired, and says to them, Receive the Holy Spirit:
King James 2000
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive you the Holy Spirit:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [when he] had said this, he breathed on [them] and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
Modern King James verseion
And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when he had said that, he breathed on them, and said unto them, "Receive the holy ghost.
Moffatt New Testament
And with these words he breathed on them, and added, "Receive the holy Spirit!
Montgomery New Testament
When he had said this he breathed upon them and said:
New Heart English Bible
When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
Noyes New Testament
And having said this, he breathed on them, and saith to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.
Sawyer New Testament
And having said this he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.
The Emphasized Bible
And, this, saying, he breathed strongly, and saith unto them - Receive ye Holy Spirit: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And so speaking, he breathed on them, and said, Receive the Holy Ghost:
Twentieth Century New Testament
After saying this, he breathed on them, and said: "Receive the Holy Spirit;
Webster
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith to them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit.
Weymouth New Testament
Having said this He breathed upon them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
Williams New Testament
On saying this, He breathed upon them, and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit!
World English Bible
When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit!
Worrell New Testament
And, having said this, He breathed upon them, and said to them, "Receive ye the Holy Spirit.
Worsley New Testament
And when He said this, He breathed upon them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the holy Spirit:
Youngs Literal Translation
and this having said, he breathed on them, and saith to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit;
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 20:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Appears To The Disciples
21 So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you." 22 And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone's sins, they are retained."
Cross References
Genesis 2:7
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.
Acts 2:4
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
Acts 2:38
Peter said to them, "Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:15
These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
Galatians 3:2
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?
Job 33:4
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Psalm 33:6
By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.
Ezekiel 37:9
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.'"
John 7:39
(Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
John 14:16
Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever --
John 15:26
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,
John 16:7
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.
Acts 4:8
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied, "Rulers of the people and elders,
Acts 10:47
"No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"
Acts 19:2
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."