Luke 5:20

Seeing their faith, Jesus said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

19They could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, so they went up to the housetop and let the man down through the tiles, on his mat, into the midst of the people, right in front of Jesus.

21The scribes and the Pharisees began to question this, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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Cross References

Psalms 90:7Truly, we are consumed in your anger, 1 and in your wrath we are terrified. 1

Isaiah 38:17It was for my benefit that I experienced such grief. 1 You have rescued me from the pit of destruction; 1 for you have thrown all my sins behind your back. 1

Mark 2:5Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

John 2:25because he did not need anyone to testify to him about man, for he knew what was in man.

Acts 11:23When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he encouraged them all to remain with the Lord with all their heart.

2 Corinthians 2:10If you forgive anyone, I forgive that person as well. What I have forgiven—if I have forgiven anything—it is forgiven for your sake in the presence 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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