 Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I 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, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained...  The Liturgy and Time - Page 12by Irénée Henri Dalmais, Aimé Georges Martimort, Pierre Jounel - 1986 - 304 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | 1917 - 200 pages
..." Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me as his Messenger, so I am sending you." After saying this, he breathed on them, and said : " Receive the Holy Spirit; if you remit any one's sins, they have been remitted; and, if you retain them, they have been retained." But... | |
 | William Gay Ballantine - 1923 - 468 pages
...them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sent me forth so I am sending you." When he had said this, he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy...If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus (the Twin),... | |
 | Theodore Gerhardt Tappert - 1959 - 742 pages
...retain sins, and to administer the sacrathis command, "As the Father has sent me, even so I send you. Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained" (John 20:21-23). This power of keys or of bishops... | |
 | Thomas Merton - 1965 - 262 pages
...has sent me, even so I 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, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." (John 20:19-23) This is to be seen not only as the... | |
 | Matthew Linn, Dennis Linn - 1974 - 116 pages
...the same forgiving Spirit. "Peace be with you. ... As the Father has sent me, so I send you." Then He breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive men's sins, they are forgiven them; if you hold them bound, they are held bound" (Jn 20:2 1-23). Jesus... | |
 | Origen - 1979 - 324 pages
...in the Gospel of John the words about the power of forgiveness given the apostles read as follows, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained" (Jn. 20:22-23). If someone were to take this in an... | |
 | Theodore G. Tappert - 68 pages
...For Christ sent out the apostles with this command, "As the Father has sent me, even so I send you. Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained" (John 20:21-23). the gospel is the. power cfQod...... | |
 | Saint Basil (Bishop of Caesarea) - 1980 - 124 pages
...restoring the grace which Adam had lost, which God breathed into him in the beginning) what did He say? "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." "1 Is it not indisputably clear that the Church... | |
 | John H. Leith - 1982 - 760 pages
...For Christ sent out the apostles with this command, "As the Father has sent me, even so I send you. Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained" (John 20:21-23). This power of keys or of bishops... | |
 | Stephen Benko - 1986 - 198 pages
...has sent me, even so send I 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, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.'" These verses describe the very first service of... | |
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