John 20:22
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
נָפַח
nâphach
to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
קֹדֶשׁ
qôdesh
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
גָּוַע
gâvaʻ
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
Key Terms in This Verse
נָפַח nâphach
to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)
Study H5301 →Cross References
The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
And 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.
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
Then 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.
Then 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.
(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.)
He 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.
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
But 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:
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
Nevertheless 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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