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23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
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23 If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”
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23 If you forgive the sins of anyone they are forgiven [because of their faith]; if you retain the sins of anyone, they are retained [and remain unforgiven because of their unbelief].”
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23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”
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23 whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
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23 Whosoeuers sinnes ye remit, they are remitted vnto them: and whosoeuers sinnes ye reteine, they are reteined.
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23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.”
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23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
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23 If you forgive a person's sins, God will forgive them too. If you do not forgive them, God will not forgive them.’
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23 if you may forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you may retain of any, they have been retained.”
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