Luke 5:20

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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  • Luke 7:48 : 48 And he said unto her, ‹Thy sins are forgiven.›
  • Matt 9:2 : 2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; ‹Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.›
  • Acts 14:9 : 9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
  • John 5:14 : 14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, ‹Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.›
  • Acts 11:23 : 23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
  • 2 Cor 2:10 : 10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I [forgive] also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave [it], for your sakes [forgave I it] in the person of Christ;
  • Col 3:13 : 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
  • Jas 2:18 : 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
  • Jas 5:14-15 : 14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
  • Mark 2:5 : 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, ‹Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.›
  • John 2:25 : 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
  • Gen 22:12 : 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me.
  • Ps 90:7-8 : 7 ¶ For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. 8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret [sins] in the light of thy countenance.
  • Ps 107:17-18 : 17 ¶ Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
  • Isa 38:17 : 17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul [delivered it] from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

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  • Mark 2:3-11
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    3And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

    4And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken [it] up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

    5When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, ‹Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.›

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

    7Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

    8And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, ‹Why reason ye these things in your hearts?›

    9‹Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy,› [Thy] ‹sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?›

    10‹But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,› (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

    11‹I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.›

  • Matt 9:2-8
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    2And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; ‹Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.›

    3And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.

    4And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, ‹Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?›

    5‹For whether is easier, to say,› [Thy] ‹sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?›

    6‹But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,› (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) ‹Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.›

    7And he arose, and departed to his house.

    8But when the multitudes saw [it], they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

  • Luke 5:21-25
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    21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

    22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, ‹What reason ye in your hearts?›

    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.›

    25And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

  • Luke 5:17-19
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    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 Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.

    18And, 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.

    19And when they could not find by what [way] they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with [his] couch into the midst before Jesus.

  • Luke 7:48-50
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    48And he said unto her, ‹Thy sins are forgiven.›

    49And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

    50And he said to the woman, ‹Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.›

  • Luke 18:41-43
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    41Saying, ‹What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?› And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

    42And Jesus said unto him, ‹Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.›

    43And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw [it], gave praise unto God.

  • Luke 17:19
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    19And he said unto him, ‹Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.›

  • Mark 3:28
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    28‹Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:›

  • John 20:23
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    23‹Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them;› [and] ‹whose soever› [sins] ‹ye retain, they are retained.›

  • Acts 13:38
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    38Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

  • Jas 5:15
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    15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

  • Mark 10:52
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    52And Jesus said unto him, ‹Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.› And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

  • Matt 9:29
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    29Then touched he their eyes, saying, ‹According to your faith be it unto you.›

  • Rom 4:7
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    7[Saying], Blessed [are] they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

  • Matt 12:31
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    31‹Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy› [against] ‹the› [Holy] ‹Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.›

  • Acts 3:16
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    16And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

  • Acts 14:9
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    9The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

  • John 5:14
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    14Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, ‹Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.›

  • Mark 11:25
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    25‹And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.›

  • John 5:8
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    8Jesus saith unto him, ‹Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.›

  • Luke 17:5
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    5And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

  • Matt 6:14
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    14‹For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:›

  • Mark 3:5
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    5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, ‹Stretch forth thine hand.› And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

  • Matt 20:33-34
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    33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

    34So Jesus had compassion [on them], and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

  • Matt 8:6
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    6And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.