John 20:22 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²²And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

John 20:22 —

Old words in this verse

ghost: — spirit, breath of life.

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 33:4
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 8:15
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
Acts 19:2
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

Topics

Baptism Comforter Consolation Fellowship Gifts from God God Holy Spirit Power

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 19-25)

The infallible proof of Christ’s resurrection was his showing himself alive, Acts 1:3. In these verses, we have an account of his first appearance to the college of the disciples, on the day on which he rose. He had sent them the tidings of his resurrection by trusty and credible messengers; but to show his love to them, and confirm their faith in him, he came himself, and gave them all the assura…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 22)

19-23. the same day at evening, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus--plainly not by the ordinary way of entrance. and saith unto them Peace be unto you--not the mere wish that even His own exalted peace might be theirs (Joh 14:27), but conveying it into their hearts, even as He “opened their understandings to understan…