Luke 5:20

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
saw	ἰδὼν idōn	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
their	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
faith	πίστιν pistin	G4102	persuasion · noun — accusative singular feminine
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
Man	ἄνθρωπε, anthrōpe	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — vocative singular masculine
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
sins	ἁμαρτίαι hamartiai	G266	a sin (properly abstract) · noun — nominative plural feminine
are forgiven	ἀφέωνταί apheōntai	G863	an intensive form of · verb — perfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural
thee	σοί soí	G4671	to thee

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Cross-references

Acts 14:9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
Matthew 9:2 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,…
Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
James 2:18 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.
Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Luke 7:48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
John 2:25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
Genesis 22:12 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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:17-26

Here is, I. A general account of Christ's preaching and miracles, Luk 5:17. 1. He was teaching on a certain day, not on the sabbath day, then he would have said so, but on a week-day; six days shalt thou labour, not only for the world, but for the soul, and the welfare of that. Preaching and hearing the word of God are good works, if they be done well, any day in the week, as well as on sabbath days. It was not in the synagogue, but in a private house; for even there where we ordinarily converse with our friends it is not improper to give and receive good instruction. 2. There he taught, he healed (as before, Luk 5:15): And the power of the Lord was to heal them - ēn eis to iasthai autous.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 5:19

housetop--the flat roof. through the tiling . . . before Jesus--(See on Mar 2:2).

Adam Clarke on Luke 5:19

Went upon the housetop - See on Mat 24:17 (note).

John Gill on Luke 5:20

And when he saw their faith,.... That is, Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions express it; when he saw the faith both of the paralytic man, and of the men that brought him, which was shown in the pains they took, and trouble they were at, in getting him to him; he said unto him. The Vulgate Latin only reads, "he said"; but the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions, still more fully express the sense, rendering it, "he said to the paralytic man"; and the Ethiopic version, "he said to the infirm man"; as follows: man, thy sins are forgiven thee. The other evangelists say, he said "son"; perhaps he used both words: however, all agree that he pronounced the forgiveness of sins, which were th…

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John Calvin on Luke 5:17-26

Luke 5:17-26 Matthew 9:1-8 Mark 2:1-12 Luke 5:17-26 1. And entering into a ship, he passed over, and came into his own city. 2. And, lo, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, Take courage, my son, thy sins are forgiven thee. 3. And, lo, some of the scribes said among themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4. And when Jesus saw their thoughts, he said, Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5. For whether is it easier to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? 6. But that you may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins, (then he saith to the paralytic,) Arise, take up thy bed, and g…

The Church Fathers

(de con. Ev. lib. ii. c. 25.) But our Lord's saying, Man, thy sins are forgiven, conveys the meaning that the man had his sins forgiven him, because in that he was man, he could not say, "I have not sinned," but at the same time also, that He who forgave sins might be known to be God.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Lord about to cure the man of his palsy, first loosens the chains of his sins, that He may show him, that on account of the bonds of his sins, he is punished with the loosening of his joints, and that unless the former are set free, he cannot be healed to the recovery of his limbs. Hence it follows, And when he saw their faith, &c.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Hom. 29. in Matt.) But there was combined in this the faith also of the sufferer himself. For he would not have submitted to be let down, had he not believed. (ubi sup.) Now if we suffer bodily, we are enough concerned to get rid of the hurtful thing; but when there has harm happened to the soul, we delay, and so are neither cured of our bodily ailments. Let us then remove the fountain of evil, and the waters of sickness will cease to flow.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Galilee, Sea of — (Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names. (1.) In the Old Testament it is called the “sea of Chinnereth” (Num. 34:11; Josh. 12:3; 13:27), as is supposed from its…

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Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:17-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 5:19

Adam Clarke on Luke 5:19

John Gill on Luke 5:20

John Calvin on Luke 5:17-26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:17-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 5:19

Adam Clarke on Luke 5:19

John Gill on Luke 5:20

John Calvin on Luke 5:17-26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 5:19