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Luke 5:22 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, “Why are you reasoning so in your hearts? "
Luke 5:22
Verse in Context
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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?
23 Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?
24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, arise, take up your cot, and go to your house.”
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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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