22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 (A)If you forgive the sins of any, their sins [a]have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”

24 But (B)Thomas, one of (C)the twelve, who was called [b](D)Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

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  1. John 20:23 I.e., have previously been forgiven
  2. John 20:24 I.e., the Twin

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