John 20:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

After saying this, he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν, ἐνεφύσησεν, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Λάβετε Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον:

Transliteration

And this having eipon, he enephysesen, and legei to them, Labete Pneuma Hagion:

Grammar Details

• *eipon*: aorist active participle nominative masculine singular - having said/spoken
• *enephysesen*: aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - breathed on
• *legei*: present active indicative 3rd person singular - says/is saying
• *Labete*: aorist active imperative 2nd person plural - receive/take
• *Pneuma*: accusative neuter singular - Spirit/breath
• *Hagion*: accusative neuter singular - Holy/set apart

Word Meanings

• *eipon*: having said/spoken/told
• *enephysesen*: breathed on/breathed into
• *legei*: says/tells/speaks
• *Labete*: receive/take/accept (command)
• *Pneuma*: Spirit/breath/wind
• *Hagion*: Holy/set apart/sacred

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when he had sayde that he brethed on them and sayde vnto the: Receave ye holy goost.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he had sayde yt, he brethed vpo the, and sayde vnto the: Receaue the holy goost.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he had saide that, he breathed on them, and saide vnto them, Receiue the holy Ghost.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he had saide those wordes, he breathed on them, & saith vnto them: Receaue ye the holy ghost.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, ‹Receive ye the Holy Ghost:›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and this having said, he breathed on `them', and saith to them, `Receive the Holy Spirit;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:

• 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:

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And after he said this, he breathed on them and said,“Receive the Holy Spirit.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 2:7 : 7 Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
• Acts 8:15 : 15 When they arrived, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit,
• Acts 2:4 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
• Acts 2:38 : 38 Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 4:8 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'
• Acts 10:47 : 47 “Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
• Acts 19:2 : 2 He asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They replied, "We haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
• Gal 3:2 : 2 I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
• Job 33:4 : 4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
• Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.
• Ezek 37:9 : 9 Then He said to me, 'Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it: “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live.”'
• John 7:39 : 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
• John 14:16 : 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever.
• John 15:26 : 26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me.
• John 16:7 : 7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your benefit that I am going away. If I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.