John 20:22
Upon saying this He breathed on them and said: “Receive Holy Spirit!
Family 35 New Testament
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
21So Jesus said to them again: “Peace to you! Just as the Father sent me, I also send you.”
Cross References
John 7:39(Now He said this about the Spirit, whom those believing into Him were going to receive, in that the Holy Spirit had not yet been given because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
John 15:26“Now when the Enabler comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of the Truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify concerning me.
Acts 2:4And they were all filled with Holy Spirit and began to speak different languages, as the Spirit was granting to them to speak out.
Acts 4:8Then Peter, full of Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel:
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 →