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John 20:22-24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
John 20:22-24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 [a]And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,(A) “Receive the holy Spirit. 23 [b](B)Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
Thomas. 24 Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
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- 20:22 This action recalls Gn 2:7, where God breathed on the first man and gave him life; just as Adam’s life came from God, so now the disciples’ new spiritual life comes from Jesus. Cf. also the revivification of the dry bones in Ez 37. This is the author’s version of Pentecost. Cf. also the note on Jn 19:30.
- 20:23 The Council of Trent defined that this power to forgive sins is exercised in the sacrament of penance. See Mt 16:19; 18:18.
John 20:22-24
New International Version
John 20:22-24
New International Version
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.
Footnotes
- John 20:24 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
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