John 20:22
When he had said this, he breathed on them. And he said to them: “Receive the Holy Spirit.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
21Therefore, he said to them again: “Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
Cross References
Genesis 2:7And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Psalms 33:6Approach him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be confounded.
John 7:39Now he said this about the Spirit, which those who believe in him would soon be receiving. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
John 15:26But when the Advocate has arrived, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will offer testimony about me.
Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. And they began to speak in various languages, just as the Holy Spirit bestowed eloquence to them.
Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Leaders of the people and elders, listen.
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 →