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23 n Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” 24 Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”
- Theological Reflection - Pierre-Marie Dumont | USCCB
The obvious meaning of John 20:21-23, with its specific...
- John, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN - USCCB
The whole gospel of John is a progressive revelation of the...
- Theological Reflection - Pierre-Marie Dumont | USCCB
The obvious meaning of John 20:21-23, with its specific mention of the effusion of the Holy Spirit, clearly attests that the Savior communicated to his Apostles the power, received from his Father, to remit sins through Baptism as well as after it.
In John’s Gospel, following his Resurrection, Jesus makes plain he’s assigning the ministry to forgive sins to particular Church leaders, specifically his apostles and those they designate in succeeding them (John 20:20-23).
4 sty 2022 · The key to understanding the meaning of John 20:23 lies in the previous two verses: “Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’ And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’”
John 20:19-23 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again,
The whole gospel of John is a progressive revelation of the glory of God’s only Son, who comes to reveal the Father and then returns in glory to the Father. The author’s purpose is clearly expressed in what must have been the original ending of the gospel at the end of Jn 20 : “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of [his ...
John 20:23 is the twenty-third verse of the twentieth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament. It records Jesus giving the power of forgiveness to the apostles during his first appearance after the resurrection.
