John 20:22

New English Translation

And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Cross References

Genesis 2:7

The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Job 33:4

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Psalm 33:6

By the Lord’s decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.

Ezekiel 37:9

He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, – prophesy, son of man – and say to the breath: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these corpses so that they may live.’”

John 14:16

Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever –

John 15:26

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father – the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father – he will testify about me,

John 16:7

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.

John 20:21

So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.”

John 20:23

If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they are retained.”

John 7:39

(Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Acts 10:47

“No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

Acts 19:2

and said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They replied, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:4

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

Acts 4:8

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied, “Rulers of the people and elders,

Acts 8:15

These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 3:2

The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?