Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
If you forgive people's sins, they are forgiven. If you retain people's sins, they are retained."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
If ye forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If ye retain of any, they are retained.
American Standard Version
whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever'sins ye retain, they are retained.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Whosever sins you forgive, they will be forgiven [by God]. And whosever sins you do not forgive, they will not be forgiven [by God]." [Note: Actual forgiveness would result only when people responded, by faith, to the Gospel message. See Acts 2:37-38].
Anderson New Testament
Whosever sins you forgive, they are forgiven them: whosever sins you retain, they are retained.
Bible in Basic English
Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.
Common New Testament
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
Daniel Mace New Testament
whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye leave unpardoned, they are lest unpardoned."
Darby Translation
whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Godbey New Testament
Whose sins you may remit, are remitted unto them; whose sins you may retain, have been retained.
Goodspeed New Testament
"Receive the holy Spirit! If you forgive any men's sins, they are forgiven them, and if you fix any men's sins upon them, they will remain fixed."
John Wesley New Testament
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Julia Smith Translation
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them: whose soever ye retain, they have been retained.
King James 2000
Whosoever's sins you remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosoever's sins you retain, they are retained.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If you retain [the sins] of any, they are retained."
Modern King James verseion
Of whomever sins you remit, they are remitted to them. Of whomever sins you retain, they are retained.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whosoever's sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them: And whosoever's sins ye retain, they are retained."
Moffatt New Testament
If you remit the sins of any, they are remitted: if you retain them, they are retained."
Montgomery New Testament
"Receive the Holy Spirit. If you remit any one's sins, they are remitted; if you retain them they are retained."
NET Bible
If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone's sins, they are retained."
New Heart English Bible
Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained."
Noyes New Testament
Whosever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whosever ye retain, they are retained.
Sawyer New Testament
Those whose sins you forgive, are forgiven; and whose you retain, are retained.
The Emphasized Bible
Whosesoever sins ye shall remit, they are remitted unto them, whosesoever ye shall retain, they are retained.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins soever ye retain, they are retained.
Twentieth Century New Testament
If you remit any one's sins, they have been remitted; and, if you retain them, they have been retained."
Webster
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Weymouth New Testament
If you remit the sins of any persons, they remain remitted to them. If you bind fast the sins of any, they remain bound."
Williams New Testament
If you get forgiveness for people's sins, they are forgiven them; if you let people's sins fasten upon them, they will remain fastened upon them."
World English Bible
Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained."
Worrell New Testament
Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained."
Worsley New Testament
and whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; but whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Youngs Literal Translation
if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'
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certain, some, any man, any, one, man, anything, a, certain man, something, somewhat, ought, some man, certain thing, nothing Trans, divers, he, thing, another, not tr,
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 20:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Appears To The Disciples
22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and told them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive people's sins, they are forgiven. If you retain people's sins, they are retained." 24 Thomas, one of the Twelve (called the Twin), wasn't with them when Jesus came.
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Names
Cross References
Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys to the kingdom from heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven."
Matthew 18:18
"I tell all of you with certainty, whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven.
Mark 2:5-10
When Jesus saw their faith, he told the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
1 Corinthians 5:4
In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are gathered together (and I am there in spirit), and the power of our Lord Jesus is there, too,
Acts 2:38
Peter answered them, "Every one of you must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.
Acts 10:43
All the prophets testify to this: everyone who believes in Jesus receives forgiveness of sins through his name."
Acts 13:38-39
"Therefore, brothers, you must understand that through him the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,
2 Corinthians 2:6-10
This punishment by the majority is severe enough for such a man.
Ephesians 2:20
having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, the Messiah Jesus himself being the cornerstone.
1 Timothy 1:20
These include Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they may learn not to blaspheme.