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John 20:22
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John 20:22
22And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
22And when he had said this, hee breathed on them, and saith vnto them, Receiue ye the holy Ghost.
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DEFINED WORDS
John 20:22
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Breathed or blew upon.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain what is given or presented.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Belonging to God or set apart for him; sacred; morally pure. Applied to God, it expresses his perfect purity; in Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, it identifies the Spirit of God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
The spirit; in 'give up the ghost,' to yield the spirit and die.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
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Open the full verse study4The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
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Open the full verse study7And 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.
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Open the full verse study38Then 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.
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Open the full verse study39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
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Open the full verse study2He 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.
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Open the full verse study15Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
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Open the full verse study9Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
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Open the full verse study6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
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Open the full verse study8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
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Open the full verse study4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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Open the full verse study16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
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Open the full verse study47Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
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Open the full verse study2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
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Open the full verse study26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
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Open the full verse study7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
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