John 20:23
Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.This verse in the real world
In what words
- κρατέωkratéōto use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively)
- ἁμαρτίαhamartíaa sin (properly abstract)
- ἀφίημιaphíēmian intensive form of , to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow)
- ἄνán
- τὶςtìssome or any person or object
- αὐτόςautósthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mat 18:18, Mat 16:19, Mrk 2:5–10, Act 13:38–39, Act 10:43, 2Co 2:6–10, Act 2:38, 1Ti 1:20