Luke 5:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 7:48 : 48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.
  • Matt 9:2 : 2 And they took to him a man stretched on a bed who had no power of moving; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man who was ill, Son, take heart; you have forgiveness for your sins.
  • Acts 14:9 : 9 This man was giving ear to the preaching of Paul, who, looking at him, and seeing that he had faith to be made well,
  • John 5:14 : 14 After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.
  • Acts 11:23 : 23 Who, 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 Cor 2:10 : 10 But 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;
  • Col 3:13 : 13 Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:
  • Jas 2:18 : 18 But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.
  • Jas 5:14-15 : 14 Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord. 15 And by the prayer of faith the man who is ill will be made well, and he will be lifted up by the Lord, and for any sin which he has done he will have forgiveness.
  • Mark 2:5 : 5 And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.
  • John 2:25 : 25 He had no need for any witness about man; for he himself had knowledge of what was in man.
  • Gen 22:12 : 12 And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.
  • Ps 90:7-8 : 7 We are burned up by the heat of your passion, and troubled by your wrath. 8 You have put our evil doings before you, our secret sins in the light of your face.
  • Ps 107:17-18 : 17 Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled; 18 They are disgusted by all food, and they come near to the doors of death.
  • Isa 38:17 : 17 See, 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 2:3-11
    9 verses
    91%

    3 And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving.

    4 And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.

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

    6 But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,

    7 Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

    8 And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?

    9 Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?

    10 But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)

    11 I say to you, Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house.

  • Matt 9:2-8
    7 verses
    86%

    2 And they took to him a man stretched on a bed who had no power of moving; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man who was ill, Son, take heart; you have forgiveness for your sins.

    3 And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.

    4 And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?

    5 For which is the simpler, to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?

    6 But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (then said he to the man who was ill,) Get up, and take up your bed, and go to your house.

    7 And he got up and went away to his house.

    8 But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

  • Luke 5:21-25
    5 verses
    83%

    21 And 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?

    22 But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

    23 Which is the simpler: to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?

    24 But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.

    25 And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.

  • Luke 5:17-19
    3 verses
    79%

    17 And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

    18 And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.

    19 And 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.

  • Luke 7:48-50
    3 verses
    79%

    48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.

    49 And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?

    50 And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.

  • Luke 18:41-43
    3 verses
    78%

    41 What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

    42 And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.

    43 And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

  • Luke 17:19
    77%

    19 And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well.

  • Mark 3:28
    75%

    28 Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:

  • John 20:23
    74%

    23 Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.

  • Acts 13:38
    74%

    38 And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you:

  • Jas 5:15
    73%

    15 And by the prayer of faith the man who is ill will be made well, and he will be lifted up by the Lord, and for any sin which he has done he will have forgiveness.

  • Mark 10:52
    73%

    52 And Jesus said to him, Go on your way; your faith has made you well. And straight away he was able to see, and went after him in the way.

  • Matt 9:29
    73%

    29 Then he put his hand on their eyes, saying, As your faith is, let it be done to you.

  • Rom 4:7
    72%

    7 Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered.

  • Matt 12:31
    72%

    31 So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.

  • Acts 3:16
    71%

    16 And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.

  • Acts 14:9
    71%

    9 This man was giving ear to the preaching of Paul, who, looking at him, and seeing that he had faith to be made well,

  • John 5:14
    71%

    14 After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.

  • Mark 11:25
    71%

    25 And whenever you make a prayer, let there be forgiveness in your hearts, if you have anything against anyone; so that you may have forgiveness for your sins from your Father who is in heaven.

  • John 5:8
    71%

    8 Jesus said to him, Get up, take your bed and go.

  • Luke 17:5
    71%

    5 And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.

  • Matt 6:14
    71%

    14 For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

  • Mark 3:5
    70%

    5 And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.

  • Matt 20:33-34
    2 verses
    70%

    33 They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be open.

    34 And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.

  • Matt 8:6
    70%

    6 Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.