John 20:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.”
John 20:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 20:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 20:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.””
John 20:23 — World English Bible
John 20:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. ”
John 20:23 — American Standard Version
John 20:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'”
John 20:23 — Young's Literal Translation
John 20:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained. ”
John 20:23 — Darby Translation
John 20:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whosoeuers sinnes ye remit, they are remitted vnto them: and whosoeuers sinnes ye reteine, they are reteined.”
John 20:23 — Geneva Bible
John 20:23 in Context — John 20
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my 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 Ghost:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and 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 thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
What Does John 20:23 Mean?
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