John 20:21-23 Jesus told them again, “Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²¹ Jesus told them again, “Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” ²² When he had said this, he breathed on them and told them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive people’s sins, they are forgiven. If you retain people’s sins, they are retained.”