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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]." |
Subject: Can a priest forgive sins? |
Bible Note: I believe this was also regarding things of the church,or people of God who agree to permit or not permit (loosing or not loosing). "As in 16:19, the tenses imply that what is loosed or bound on earth will have been determined already in heaven. In other words, this is a promise of divine direction for each local church. Now this is a commentary but I believe it does line up with the context of scripture. NKJV commentary |