JOHN 20:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:”
When he had said this, he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit' — Jesus' breathing (emphysaō) recalls God's breath animating Adam (Genesis 2:7), establishing resurrection as new creation. This bestowal of the Holy Spirit (pneuma) differs from Pentecost's subsequent wind and flame; here the risen Jesus directly imparts the Spirit, constituting the disciples as the Spirit-bearing community. The act is intimate (breathing upon them) and immediate, marking resurrection as the source of eschatological empowerment.
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