John 20:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you:

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  • Gen 2:7 : 7 And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.
  • Acts 8:15 : 15 Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
  • Acts 2:38 : 38 And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.
  • Acts 4:8 : 8 Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,
  • Acts 10:47 : 47 Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?
  • Acts 19:2 : 2 And he said to them, Did you get the Holy Spirit when you had faith? And they said to him, No, we have had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit.
  • Gal 3:2 : 2 Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
  • Job 33:4 : 4 The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Ruler of all gives me life.
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
  • Ezek 37:9 : 9 And he said to me, Be a prophet to the wind, be a prophet, son of man, and say to the wind, The Lord has said: Come from the four winds, O wind, breathing on these dead so that they may come to life.
  • John 7:39 : 39 This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.
  • John 14:16 : 16 And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,
  • John 15:26 : 26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;
  • John 16:7 : 7 But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

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    19 At evening on that day, the first day of the week, when, for fear of the Jews, the doors were shut where the disciples were, Jesus came among them and said to them, May peace be with you!

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    17 Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.

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    39 This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.

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    15 Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:

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    38 And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.

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    4 And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

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    25 I have said all this to you while I am still with you.

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    8 But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

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    36 And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you!

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    2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.

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