23Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.


In Context

20 And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you.

22 When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost.

23 Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.

24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

25 The other disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. But he said to them: Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.

John 20:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:23If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:23whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever'sins ye retain, they are retained.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:23whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Whose soever sins you remit, they are remitted to them; and whose soever sins you retain, they are retained.