John 20:22
And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
In Context
21And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.
Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
John 7:39This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.
John 15:26When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me;
Acts 2:4And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
Acts 4:8Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,
Matthew Henry on John 20:20-26
Christ with His Disciples. 19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 20 And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 22 And when he had said this, he breathed… Read the whole commentary →