John 20:23 Cross References - Goodspeed

²³ "Receive the holy Spirit! If you forgive any men's sins, they are forgiven them, and if you fix any men's sins upon them, they will remain fixed."

¹⁹ I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you forbid on earth will be held in heaven to be forbidden, and whatever you permit on earth will be held in heaven to be permitted."

¹⁸ "I tell you, whatever you forbid on earth will be held in heaven to be forbidden, and whatever you permit on earth will be held in heaven to be permitted.

⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." ⁶ There were some scribes sitting there pondering and saying to themselves, ⁷ "Why does this man talk so? This is blasphemy. Who can forgive sins but God alone?" ⁸ Jesus, at once perceiving by his spirit that they were pondering over this, said to them, "Why do you ponder over this in your minds? ⁹ Which is easier, to say to this paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say to him, "Get up and pick up your mat and walk'? ¹⁰ But to let you know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth," turning to the paralytic he said,

³⁸ Peter said to them, "You must repent, and every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to have your sins forgiven; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit,

⁴³ It is of him that all the prophets bear witness that everyone that believes in him will have his sins forgiven in his name."

³⁸ You must understand therefore, my brothers, that through him the forgiveness of your sins is announced to you, ³⁹ and that through union with him everyone who believes is cleared of every charge of which the Law of Moses could not clear you.

⁴ and meeting with you, in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus, by the authority of our Lord Jesus

⁶ For that individual, this censure by the majority of you is punishment enough, ⁷ and so you must now turn around and forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by his remorse. ⁸ So I beg you to restore him to his place in your affections. ⁹ For that is why I wrote you—to find out how you would stand the test, and see if you would obey me absolutely. ¹⁰ When you forgive a man, I forgive him too. For anything I had to forgive has been forgiven on your account, and as in the very presence of Christ,

²⁰ You are built upon the apostles and prophets as your foundation, and Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.

²⁰ like Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I turned over to Satan, to be taught not to blaspheme.