Berean Standard Bible
“When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
Immediately after commissioning his disciples on Easter evening, Jesus does something symbolic. The Greek verb used here appears in the Greek Old Testament when God breathes life into the first human in Genesis 2 and in Ezekiel's vision of dry bones coming to life.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
World English Bible (WEB)
When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!
King James Version (KJV)
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and this having said, he breathed on them, and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y como hubo dicho esto, sopló, y díjoles: Tomad el Espíritu Santo:
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Luego sopló sobre ellos y les dijo:―Reciban el Espíritu Santo.
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