Luke 5:20

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“When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.””

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“When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and he having seen their faith, said to him, `Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 5:20 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 22:12“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
  2. Psalms 90:7For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
  3. Psalms 107:17Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
  4. Isaiah 38:17Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
  5. Matthew 9:2Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
  6. Mark 2:5When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
  7. Luke 7:48Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
  8. John 2:25He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
  9. John 5:14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
  10. Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
  11. Acts 14:9This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
  12. 2 Corinthians 2:10If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
  13. Colossians 3:13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
  14. James 2:18But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
  15. James 5:14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

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