Cross references

John 20:22

When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

John 20:22 BSB

John 20:22 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 15 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Job 33:4 (23 votes) and Genesis 2:7 (16 votes). 26 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 2 to Revelation 3.

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Which verses does John 20:22 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Job 33:423 votes

    The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

  2. Genesis 2:716 votes

    Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

  3. John 7:3911 votes

    He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

  4. Acts 2:3811 votes

    Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  5. Psalm 33:610 votes

    By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

  6. Ezekiel 37:910 votes

    Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!”

  7. Acts 8:1510 votes

    On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

  8. Acts 19:210 votes

    and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

  9. Acts 4:87 votes

    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!

  10. John 14:166 votes

    And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

  11. Acts 2:46 votes
  12. John 15:265 votes
  13. John 16:74 votes

    But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

  14. Acts 10:474 votes

Which verses point to John 20:22?

The 10 strongest of 26.