John 20:23 Go deeper

Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ἄνanIf

Lemma: ἄν (an) · Strong's: G0302

Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)

Meaning: if — ἄν, ; conditional particle, ; which cannot usually be separately translated in English, its force depending on the constructions which contain it (see further, LS, see word; WM, §xlii; M, Pr., 165 ff.; MM, VGT, see…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 181 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0302; TFLSJ G0302; TAGNT John 20:23 word 1

τινωνtinōnof any

Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100

Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (X-GPM)

Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT John 20:23 word 2

ἀφῆτεaphēteyou may forgive

Lemma: ἀφίημι (aphiēmi) · Strong's: G0863H

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Plural (V-2AAS-2P)

Meaning: to release: forgive — ἀφ-ίημι, ; [in LXX for נשׂא, נוח hi., נתן, סלח ni., עזב, etc. ; ] ; 1. to send forth, send away, let go: of divorce (DB, iii, 274a), τ. γυναῖκα (Hdt.), 1Co.7:11-13; of death, τ. πνεῦμα (Gen.35:18, Hdt., al.), Mat.27:50;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 49 times. Also: Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 9:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0863H; TFLSJ G0863H; TAGNT John 20:23 word 3

τὰςtasthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (T-APF)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 20:23 word 4

ἁμαρτίας,hamartiassins,

Lemma: ἁμαρτία (hamartia) · Strong's: G0266

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)

Meaning: sin — ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἁμαρτάνω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע ,עָוֹן, etc. ; ] ; prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (see reff. to CR in MM, VGT, see word); (a) guilt, sin (Plat.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 174 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0266; TFLSJ G0266; TAGNT John 20:23 word 5

ἀφέωνταιapheōntaithey have been forgiven

Lemma: ἀφίημι (aphiēmi) · Strong's: G0863H

Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-RPI-3P)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 49 times. Also: Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 9:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0863H; TFLSJ G0863H; TAGNT John 20:23 word 6

αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (P-DPM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT John 20:23 word 7

ἄνanIf

Lemma: ἄν (an) · Strong's: G0302

Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 181 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0302; TFLSJ G0302; TAGNT John 20:23 word 8

τινωνtinōnany

Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100

Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (X-GPM)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT John 20:23 word 9

κρατῆτε,kratēteyou may retain,

Lemma: κρατέω (krateō) · Strong's: G2902

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Plural (V-PAS-2P)

Meaning: to grasp/seize — κρατέω, -ῶ ; (κράτος), [in LXX chiefly for חָזַק hi., also for אָחַז, etc. ; ] ; 1. to be strong, mighty, hence, to rule, be master, prevail (so chiefly in cl.; in LXX: Est.1:1, I Est.4:38, Wis.14:19, al.). ; 2. to get…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 47 times. Also: Matthew 9:25, Matthew 12:11, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 18:28, Matthew 21:46, Matthew 22:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2902; TFLSJ G2902; TAGNT John 20:23 word 10

κεκράτηνται.¶kekratēntaithey have been retained.

Lemma: κρατέω (krateō) · Strong's: G2902

Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-RPI-3P)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 47 times. Also: Matthew 9:25, Matthew 12:11, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 18:28, Matthew 21:46, Matthew 22:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2902; TFLSJ G2902; TAGNT John 20:23 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

If	→	ἄν G0302 if
you forgive	→	ἀφίημι G0863H to release: forgive
anyone his	→	τις G5100 one
sins	→	ἁμαρτία G0266 sin
they are forgiven	→	ἀφίημι G0863H to release: forgive
. . .	→	αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
if	→	ἄν G0302 if
you withhold [forgiveness]	→	κρατέω G2902 to grasp/seize
from anyone	→	τις G5100 one
it is withheld	→	κρατέω G2902 to grasp/seize

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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