Luke 5:25
23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
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
- 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 his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Read in contextPsalms 103:1–3
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Read in contextJohn 9:24
Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
Read in contextPsalms 33:9
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
Read in contextPsalms 50:23
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
Read in contextLuke 17:15–18
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Read in contextLuke 5:13
And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
Read in contextLuke 18:43
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
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