Compare Translations for John 20:23

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Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 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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English Standard Version
23 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
23 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
23 "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
23 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
23 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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New Living Translation
23 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
23 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
23 whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
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The Bible in Basic English
23 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.
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Common English Bible
23 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
23 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
23 If you forgive someone's sins, their sins are forgiven; if you hold them, they are held."
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The Darby Translation
23 whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
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Good News Translation
23 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
23 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
23 Whenever you forgive sins, they are forgiven. Whenever you don't forgive them, they are not forgiven."
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Hebrew Names Version
23 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
23 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
23 Whose soever sins ye remit , they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain , they are retained .
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Lexham English Bible
23 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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New Century Version
23 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
23 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 w/ Apocrypha
23 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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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
23 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
23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
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SBL Greek New Testament
23 ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἀφέωνται αὐτοῖς · ἄν τινων κρατῆτε κεκράτηνται.
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Third Millennium Bible
23 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
23 Whosoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosoever sins ye retain, they are retained."
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Tyndale
23 Whosoevers synnes ye remyt they are remitted vnto the. And whosoevers synnes ye retayne they are retayned.
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The Latin Vulgate
23 quorum remiseritis peccata remittuntur eis quorum retinueritis detenta sunt
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
23 quorum remiseritis peccata remittuntur eis quorum retinueritis detenta sunt
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The Webster Bible
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
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World English Bible
23 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
23 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
23 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
23 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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