John 20:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.”

John 20:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 20:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 20:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.””

John 20:23 — World English Bible

John 20:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.”

John 20:23 — American Standard Version

John 20:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'”

John 20:23 — Young's Literal Translation

John 20:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.”

John 20:23 — Darby Translation

John 20:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whosoeuers sinnes ye remit, they are remitted vnto them: and whosoeuers sinnes ye reteine, they are reteined.”

John 20:23 — Geneva Bible

John 20:23 in Context — John 20

21 Entonces les dijo Jesús otra vez: Paz á vosotros; como me envió el Padre, así también yo os envío.

22 Y como hubo dicho esto, sopló, y díjoles: Tomad el Espíritu Santo:

23 A los que remitiereis los pecados, les son remitidos: á quienes los retuviereis, serán retenidos.

24 Empero Tomás, uno de los doce, que se dice el Dídimo, no estaba con ellos cuando Jesús vino.

25 Dijéronle pues los otros discípulos: Al Señor hemos visto. Y él les dijo: Si no viere en sus manos la señal de los clavos, y metiere mi dedo en el lugar de los clavos, y metiere mi mano en su costado, no creeré.

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What Does John 20:23 Mean?

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