I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.’
John 20:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [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. American Standard Version (1901) whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. Common English Bible If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you don’t forgive them, they aren’t forgiven.” Catholic Public Domain Version Those whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them, and those whose sins you shall retain, they are retained." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained. |
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.’
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.
After saying this, he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.
All the prophets testify about him that through his name everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.’
Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptised, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.