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NASB | John 20:22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 20:22 And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. [Acts 1:8; 2:1-3] |
Bible Question: What is the difference in being filled with the Holy Spirit(Acts 2:3.4) and receiving (John 20:22,23) the Holy Spirit. |
Bible Answer: From context, it is logical to conclude that it is mainly a matter of magnitude. In John 20: 22,23 Jesus blessed is Apostles with the holy spirit as a helper for the future,since he would soon be gone from the Earth. This was as much a faith-strengthening exercise as it was anything else. But in Acts 2:3,4 Holy Spirit 'fills' the disciples for the accomplishment of an awesome feat, that of preaching 'in tongues' to foreign residents etc. It was unprecedented. |
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