John 20:17-23 NAS
Jesus said to
her, "Stop
clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren
and say to them, 'I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and
your God.'" Mary
Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord,:
and that He had said these things to her. So when it was
evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors
were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and
stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace
be with you." And
when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side.
The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord. So Jesus said to
them again, "Peace
be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you." And
when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive
the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, their sins
have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any they have
been retained."
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