John 20:23

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

John 20:23 - Amplified Bible

[Now having received the Holy Spirit, and being led and directed by Him] if you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of anyone, they are retained.

John 20:23 - American Standard Version

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

John 20:23 - Bible in Basic English

Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.

John 20:23 - Darby Bible

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

John 20:23 - English Standard Version

If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld."

John 20:23 - King James Version

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

John 20:23 - La Biblia de las Americas

A quienes perdonéis los pecados, éstos les son perdonados; a quienes retengáis los pecados, éstos les son retenidos.

John 20:23 - The Message

John 20:23 - New American Standard Bible

~"If you forgive the sins of any, {their sins} have been forgiven them; if you retain the {sins} of any, they have been retained."

John 20:23 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"A quienes perdonen los pecados, éstos les son perdonados; a quienes retengan los pecados, éstos les son retenidos."

John 20:23 - World English Bible

Whoever`s sins you forgive, they are forgiven to them. Whoever`s sins you retain, they are retained."

John 20:23 - Young's Living Translation

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 - Additional Comments

It was not the work of the disciples to forgive sins, but the work of the Holy Spirit through the disciples as they fulfilled the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20).

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