Verse 23
John 20:23
New Living Translation
23
If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
Original Language Text
greek
ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας ⸀ἀφέωνται αὐτοῖς· ἄν τινων κρατῆτε κεκράτηνται.
English Translation
If you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven to them; if you retain the sins of anyone, they are retained.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 20 Context
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Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the...
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She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Yashua (Jesus) loved. She said, “...
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Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb.
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They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
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He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in.
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Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there,
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while the cloth that had covered Yashua (Jesus)’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other w...
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Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed —
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for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Yashua (Jesus) must rise from t...
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Then they went home.
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Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in.
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12
She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where...
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“Dear woman, why are you crying?” the angels asked her. “Because they have taken away my Lord,” she...
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She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Yashua (Jesus), but she didn’t recognize...
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“Dear woman, why are you crying?” Yashua (Jesus) asked her. “Who are you looking for?” She thought h...
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16
“Mary!” Yashua (Jesus) said. She turned to him and cried out, “Rabboni!” (which is Hebrew for “Teach...
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“Don’t cling to me,” Yashua (Jesus) said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my...
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18
Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them his mes...
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19
That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the J...
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20
As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when the...
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21
Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”
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22
Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
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23
If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
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One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Yashua (Jesus...
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They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wo...
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Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors we...
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Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in...
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“My Lord and my God (Elohim)!” Thomas exclaimed.
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Then Yashua (Jesus) told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe w...
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The disciples saw Yashua (Jesus) do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in...
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But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Yashua (Jesus) is the Messiah, the So...
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