Luke 5:25
23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
26 Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
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.
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- BSB
- And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
- KJV
- And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
- WEB
- Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.
- ASV
- And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God.
- DARBY
- And immediately standing up before them, having taken up that whereon he was laid, he departed to his house, glorifying God.
- BLB
- And immediately, having risen up before them, having taken up [that] on which he was lying, he went away to his house, glorifying God.
- ÅB
- Og straks sto han opp for deres øyne og tok det han lå på, og gikk hjem til sitt hus og priste Gud.
- OTB
- Straks reiste han seg opp foran dem, tok det han hadde ligget på, og gikk hjem mens han priste Gud.
- B1930
- Og straks stod han op for deres øine og tok det han lå på, og gikk hjem til sitt hus og priste Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 107:20–22
He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
Read in contextPsalms 103:1–3
Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
Read in contextJohn 9:24
So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
Read in contextPsalms 33:9
For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
Read in contextPsalms 50:23
He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rights his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
Read in contextLuke 17:15–18
When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
Read in contextLuke 5:13
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
Read in contextLuke 18:43
Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people who saw this gave praise to God.
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