John 20:22

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 2:7 : 7 The LORD God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
  • Acts 8:15 : 15 These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
  • Acts 2:38 : 38 Peter said to them,“Repent, and each one of you be baptized 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, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,
  • Acts 10:47 : 47 “No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”
  • Acts 19:2 : 2 and said to them,“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They replied,“No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
  • Gal 3:2 : 2 The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
  • 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 LORD’s decree the heavens were made; and by the breath of his mouth all the starry hosts.
  • Ezek 37:9 : 9 He said to me,“Prophesy to the breath,– prophesy, son of man– and say to the breath:‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these corpses so that they may live.’”
  • John 7:39 : 39 (Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
  • John 14:16 : 16 Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever–
  • John 15:26 : 26 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father– the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father– he will testify about me,
  • John 16:7 : 7 But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.

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  • John 20:23
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    23If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they are retained.”

  • John 20:19-21
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    19Jesus’ Appearance to the Disciples On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.”

    20When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

    21So Jesus said to them again,“Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.”

  • Acts 8:17
    74%

    17Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.

  • John 7:39
    74%

    39(Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

  • Acts 19:2
    72%

    2and said to them,“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They replied,“No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

  • Acts 8:15
    71%

    15These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 1:2
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    2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

  • Acts 2:38
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    38Peter said to them,“Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 1:4-5
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    71%

    4While he was with them, he declared,“Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.

    5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

  • John 14:25-27
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    25“I have spoken these things while staying with you.

    26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and will cause you to remember everything I said to you.

    27“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.

  • Acts 1:8-9
    2 verses
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    8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”

    9After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.

  • John 20:26-27
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    26Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,“Peace be with you!”

    27Then he said to Thomas,“Put your finger here, and examine my hands. Extend your hand and put it into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe.”

  • Luke 24:36-37
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    36Jesus Makes a Final Appearance While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.”

    37But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

  • Acts 2:2-4
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    69%

    2Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

    3And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

    4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

  • Acts 11:15-16
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    15Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.

    16And I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say,‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

  • John 14:16-17
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    16Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever–

    17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.

  • Luke 24:40
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    40When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

  • John 3:34
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    34For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly.

  • John 15:26
    68%

    26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father– the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father– he will testify about me,

  • John 13:20
    68%

    20I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

  • Luke 24:49
    68%

    49And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

  • Acts 8:19
    68%

    19saying,“Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

  • Acts 2:33
    68%

    33So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.

  • Acts 13:52
    68%

    52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

  • John 3:8
    68%

    8The wind blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

  • Matt 28:18-19
    2 verses
    68%

    18Then Jesus came up and said to them,“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

    19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

  • Mark 16:19
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    19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

  • John 21:13
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    13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.

  • Mark 1:8
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    8I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

  • Matt 12:31
    67%

    31For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

  • Acts 10:44
    67%

    44The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.

  • Acts 19:6
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    6and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

  • Mark 16:15
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    15He said to them,“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

  • John 17:18
    67%

    18Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world.

  • Mark 14:22
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    22The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said,“Take it. This is my body.”

  • Mark 3:28
    67%

    28I tell you the truth, people will be forgiven for all sins, even all the blasphemies they utter.

  • Ps 104:30
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    30When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground.