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John 20:23
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
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If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain [the sins of] any, they are retained."
Read John (CSB)
English Standard Version
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If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld."
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King James Version
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Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
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The Message Bible
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"If you forgive someone's sins, they're gone for good. If you don't forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?"
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New American Standard Bible
23
"If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained."
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New International Version
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If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
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New King James Version
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If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
Read John (NKJV)
New Living Translation
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If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
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New Revised Standard
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If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
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American Standard Version
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whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
Read John (ASV)
The Bible in Basic English
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Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.
Read John (BBE)
Common English Bible
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If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you don't forgive them, they aren't forgiven."
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
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If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you don't forgive them, they aren't forgiven."
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The Complete Jewish Bible
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If you forgive someone's sins, their sins are forgiven; if you hold them, they are held."
Read John (CJB)
The Darby Translation
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whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
Read John (DBY)
Good News Translation
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If you forgive people's sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
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If you forgive people's sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
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GOD'S WORD Translation
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Whenever you forgive sins, they are forgiven. Whenever you don't forgive them, they are not forgiven."
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Hebrew Names Version
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Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven to them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained."
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Jubilee Bible 2000
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unto those whose sins ye release, they shall be released;
and
unto those whose
sins
ye retain, they shall be retained.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
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Whose soever sins ye remit , they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain , they are retained .
Read John (KJVA)
Lexham English Bible
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If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If you retain [the sins] of any, they are retained."
Read John (LEB)
New Century Version
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If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven. If you don't forgive them, they are not forgiven."
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New International Reader's Version
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If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
Read John (NIRV)
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
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If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
Read John (NRSA)
Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
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Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them: and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.
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Revised Standard Version
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If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
Read John (RSV)
Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
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If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
Read John (RSVA)
SBL Greek New Testament
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ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἀφέωνται αὐτοῖς · ἄν τινων κρατῆτε κεκράτηνται.
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Third Millennium Bible
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Whosoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosoever sins ye retain, they are retained."
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
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Whosoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosoever sins ye retain, they are retained."
Read John (TMBA)
Tyndale
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Whosoevers synnes ye remyt they are remitted vnto the. And whosoevers synnes ye retayne they are retayned.
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The Latin Vulgate
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quorum remiseritis peccata remittuntur eis quorum retinueritis detenta sunt
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
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quorum remiseritis peccata remittuntur eis quorum retinueritis detenta sunt
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The Webster Bible
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Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
Read John (WBT)
World English Bible
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Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven to them. Whoever's sins you retain, they are retained."
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Weymouth New Testament
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If you remit the sins of any persons, they remain remitted to them. If you bind fast the sins of any, they remain bound."
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Wycliffe
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whose sins ye forgive, those be forgiven to them [they be forgiven]; and whose sins ye withhold, those be withheld [they be withholden].
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Young's Literal Translation
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if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'
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