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NASB | John 20:23 "If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 20:23 "If you forgive the sins of anyone they are forgiven [because of their faith]; if you retain the sins of anyone, they are retained [and remain unforgiven because of their unbelief]." |
Bible Question: John 20:23 says the disciples were given power to forgive sins. I thought only Jesus could forgive sins? |
Bible Answer: Hello Ken, This is one of those difficult passages to comprehend. Since we know that only God, and Jesus is also, can forgive sin then what was Jesus implying here? Jesus was sending them out to witness and evalgelize.So, in a sense He was commissioning them to spread the good news. The disciples were Jesus' direct representatives and were acting on His behalf. Hope this helps, it's rather a "simplistic explanation." Psalm 25 |
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