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
Read John 20:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 Disse-lhes pois Jesus outra vez: Tenhais Paz! Como o Pai me enviou, assim eu vos envio.
22 E havendo dito isto, soprou [sobre eles] ,e disse-lhes: Recebei o Espírito Santo.
23 A quem quer que perdoardes os pecados, lhes são perdoados; [e] a quem quer que vós retiverdes [os pecados] ,[lhes] são retidos.
24 E a Tomé, um dos doze, chamado o Dídimo, não estava com eles, quando Jesus veio.
25 Disseram-lhe pois os outros discípulos: Vimos ao Senhor. Porém ele lhes disse: Se em suas mãos não vir o sinal dos cravos, e não pôr meu dedo no lugar dos cravos, e não pôr minha mão em seu lado, em maneira nenhuma crerei.
What Does John 20:23 Mean?
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