American Standard Version of 1901
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Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:
whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the {Greek: good tidings. See Matthew 4:23 margin.}gospel of peace;
I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.
As thou didst send me into the world, even so sent I them into the world.
And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
So also it is written, {Genesis 2:7.}The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God?
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.