Luke 5:20

Luke 5:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he saw their faith, he said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

Context of Luke 5:20

18Just then some men showed up, carrying a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus. 19But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus. When Jesus saw their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” 21Then the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to think to themselves, “Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 22When Jesus perceived their hostile thoughts, he said to them, “Why are you raising objections within yourselves?

Luke 5:20 word by word

καὶ ἰδὼν τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν εἶπεν ἄνθρωπε, ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• faithὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• are forgivenἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863

Cross-references for Luke 5:20

• Genesis 22:12“Do not harm the boy!” the angel said. “Do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me.”
• John 2:25He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
• Acts 11:23When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
• Acts 14:9This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul stared intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,
• James 2:18But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works.
• Luke 7:48Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
• Psalms 90:7Yes, we are consumed by your anger; we are terrified by your wrath.
• Psalms 107:17They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.
• Isaiah 38:17“Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight.
• Matthew 9:2Just then some people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Have courage, son! Your sins are forgiven.”
• Mark 2:5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
• John 5:14After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become well. Don’t sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you.”
• 2 Corinthians 2:10If you forgive anyone for anything, I also forgive him – for indeed what I have forgiven (if I have forgiven anything) I did so for you in the presence of Christ,
• Colossians 3:13bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
• James 5:14Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Commentaries on Luke 5:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:1-7. Luke 5:17 On a certain day - The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Matthew 9:1 it seems it was at Capernaum. Luke 5:19 The tiling - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-7.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 How many are there in our assemblies, where the gospel is preached, who do not sit under the word, but sit by! It is to them as a tale that is told them, not as a message that is sent to them. Observe the duties taught and recommended to us by the history of the paralytic. In applying to Christ, we must be very pressing and urgent; that is an evidence of faith, and is very pleasing to Christ, and prevailing with him. Give us, Lord, the same…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-26The healing of the paralyzed man began the conflicts between Jesus and the religious leaders that continued through his public ministry until his crucifixion in Jerusalem.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 5:20

• Faith
• Intercession
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Deep
• Draught
• Follow
• Perish
• Tiling
• Toil
• Forgiveness
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings