John 20:22
Modern Translations
New International Version
And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

New Living Translation
Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

English Standard Version
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Berean Study Bible
When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

New American Standard Bible
And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

NASB 1995
And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

NASB 1977
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Amplified Bible
And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Christian Standard Bible
After saying this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After saying this, He breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

Contemporary English Version
Then he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

Good News Translation
Then he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After he had said this, he breathed on the disciples and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

International Standard Version
When he had said this, he breathed on them and told them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

NET Bible
And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

New King James Version
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

King James 2000 Bible
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive you the Holy Spirit:

New Heart English Bible
When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

World English Bible
When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit!

American King James Version
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive you the Holy Ghost:

American Standard Version
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:

A Faithful Version
And after saying this, He breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

Darby Bible Translation
And having said this, he breathed into [them], and says to them, Receive [the] Holy Spirit:

English Revised Version
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

Webster's Bible Translation
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith to them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And when he had saide that, he breathed on them, and saide vnto them, Receiue the holy Ghost.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And when he had saide those wordes, he breathed on them, & saith vnto them: Receaue ye the holy ghost.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And whan he had sayde yt, he brethed vpo the, and sayde vnto the: Receaue the holy goost.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And when he had sayde that he brethed on them and sayde vnto the: Receave ye holy goost.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
having said this, He breathed on [them], and says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit;

Berean Literal Bible
And having said this, He breathed on them and He says to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

Young's Literal Translation
and this having said, he breathed on them, and saith to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit;

Smith's Literal Translation
And having said this, he inspired, and says to them, Receive the Holy Spirit:

Literal Emphasis Translation
And having said this, He breathed into them and He says to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost.

Catholic Public Domain Version
When he had said this, he breathed on them. And he said to them: “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
When he had said these things, he breathed upon them and he said to them, “Receive The Spirit of Holiness.”

Lamsa Bible
And when he had said these things, he gave them courage and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them: Receive the Holy Spirit.

Godbey New Testament
And saying this, He breathed on them, and says to them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.

Haweis New Testament
And so speaking, he breathed on them, and said, Receive the Holy Ghost:

Mace New Testament
and when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "receive ye the holy spirit.

Weymouth New Testament
Having said this He breathed upon them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

Worrell New Testament
And, having said this, He breathed upon them, and said to them, "Receive ye the Holy Spirit.

Worsley New Testament
And when He said this, He breathed upon them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the holy Spirit:
















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