Luke 5:20
18 Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
19 but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
21 But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
22 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
- KJV
- And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
- WEB
- Seeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
- ASV
- And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
- DARBY
- And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
- BLB
- And having seen their faith, He said, “Man, your sins have been forgiven you.”
- ÅB
- Og da han så deres tro, sa han: Menneske! dine synder er deg tilgitt.
- OTB
- Da Jesus så deres tro, sa han: «Venn, dine synder er tilgitt.»
- B1930
- Og da han så deres tro, sa han: Menneske! dine synder er dig forlatt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 14:9
This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
Read in contextMatthew 9:2
Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
Read in contextColossians 3:13
Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Read in contextJames 2:18
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
Read in contextLuke 7:48
Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
Read in contextMark 2:5
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
Read in contextJohn 2:25
He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
Read in contextGenesis 22:12
“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
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