₁₉It was late that Sunday evening, and the disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. ₂₀After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Lord. ₂₁Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I send you.” ₂₂Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ₂₃If you forgive people's sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

₃₇On the last and most important day of the festival Jesus stood up and said in a loud voice, “Whoever is thirsty should come to me, and ₃₈whoever believes in me should drink. As the scripture says, ‘Streams of life-giving water will pour out from his side.’ ” ₃₉Jesus said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were going to receive. At that time the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not been raised to glory.