John 20:22-23

22 And when he had said this, he ¹breathed on them and said to them, ²"Receive the Holy Spirit.

23 ³If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld."

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 2:7
• 2. [Acts 2:4]; See John 7:39
• 3. [Matthew 16:19; Matthew 18:18; 1 Corinthians 5:4, 5]