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22 After he said this, he breathed on them [Gen. 2:7] and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven. If you ·don’t forgive them [withhold forgiveness; L retain the sins of any; Matt. 16:19; 18:18], they are not forgiven.”

Jesus Appears to Thomas

24 Thomas (called Didymus [C meaning “the Twin”]), who was one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

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22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.(A) 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”(B)

Jesus Appears to Thomas

24 Now Thomas(C) (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

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Footnotes

  1. John 20:24 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.