John 20:22
20:22 a Jesus commissioned the disciples and then empowered them with the Holy Spirit. The Spirit had not been given previously because Jesus had not yet been glorified (7:39 b). The glorified Jesus, resplendent in his resurrected body, poured the Spirit on his followers. This gift fulfilled many promises that the Spirit would be sent (14:16 c, 26 d; 15:26 e; 16:7 f, 13 g). It foreshadows the arrival of the Spirit’s empowering presence at Pentecost (Acts 1:4-5 h; 2:1-47 i).
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