John 20:23
World English Bible (WEB)
If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.”
In context
21 Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”
22 When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!
23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.”
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn’t with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
John 20:23 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.”
- KJV King James Version
- Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.