Luke 5:20

And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

In Context

19And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.

21And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?

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Cross References

Psalms 90:7We are burned up by the heat of your passion, and troubled by your wrath.

Isaiah 38:17See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but you have kept back my soul from the underworld; for you have put all my sins out of your memory.

Mark 2:5And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

John 2:25He had no need for any witness about man; for he himself had knowledge of what was in man.

Acts 11:23Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

2 Corinthians 2:10But if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ;

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:18-27

Cure of a Paralytic. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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