Verse Comparison: John 20:23
American Standard Version
whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever `sins' ye retain, they are retained.
Amplified® Bible
[Now having received the Holy Spirit, and being led and directed by Him] if you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of anyone, they are retained.
Darby English Version
whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
International Standard Version
If you forgive people's sins, they are forgiven. If you retain people's sins, they are retained."
King James Version
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Young's Literal Translation
if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'