The Bible › American Standard Version › John 20
John 20:22
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
John 20:22 · American Standard Version
John 20:22 in other translations
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!
Every translation above is public domain and free to share. Other versions — NIV · ESV · NKJV · NLT · NASB · CSB · AMP — are copyrighted and open on their publishers’ partner site.
In context
19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
20 And when he had said this, he showed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.
21 Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
23 whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.
Read John 20 in the app The whole chapter