John 20:23
if you forgive sins to a man, they shall be forgiven to him; and if you retain (the sins) of a man, they are retained.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
22And when he had said these, he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Spirit of Holiness:
24But Thoma, one of the twelve, he who was called the Twin, was not there with them when Jeshu came.
Cross References
Matthew 18:18And, Amen I say unto you, that whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Acts 2:38Shemun saith to them, Repent, and be baptized, every man of you, in the name of the Lord Jeshu, for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 13:38Know then, brethren, that through This himself is preached to you the remission of sins;
2 Corinthians 2:6But sufficient for him was this chastisement, which was from many.
1 Timothy 1:20as Hymeneos and Alexandros, whom I have delivered to Satana, that they may not blaspheme.
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 →