John 20:22
having said this, He breathed on [them], and says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit;
Literal Standard 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:
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Cross References
Genesis 2:7And YHWH God forms the man—dust from the ground, and breathes into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becomes a living creature.
Psalms 33:6By the word of YHWH || The heavens have been made, || And all their host by the breath of His mouth.
John 7:39and this He said of the Spirit, which those believing in Him were about to receive; for not yet was the Holy Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
John 15:26And when the Comforter may come, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth, who comes forth from the Father, He will testify of Me;
Acts 2:4and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.
Acts 4:8Then Peter, having been filled with the 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 →