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Berean Standard Bible

“If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.””

John 20:23

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On Easter evening, Jesus appears to his disciples behind locked doors, gives them peace, and breathes on them to give the Holy Spirit. He has just said he is sending them as the Father sent him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”

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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

American Standard Version (ASV)

whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

A los que remitiereis los pecados, les son remitidos: á quienes los retuviereis, serán retenidos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

A los que ustedes les perdonen sus pecados, les serán perdonados; a los que ustedes no se los perdonen, no les serán perdonados.

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