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Luke 5:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Seeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” "

Luke 5:20

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18 Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.

19 Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the middle before Jesus.

20 Seeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

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

22 But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, “Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?

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"So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”"

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Luke 5:1

"Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret."

Luke 5:2

"He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets."

Luke 5:3

"He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat."

Luke 5:4

"When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”"

Luke 5:5

"Simon answered him, “Master, we worked all night and caught nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.”"

Luke 5:6

"When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking."

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