Luke 5:22

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
when	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
perceived	Ἐπιγνοὺς Epignous	G1921	to know upon some mark · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
their	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
thoughts	διαλογισμοὺς dialogismous	G1261	discussion · noun — accusative plural masculine
answering	ἀποκριθεὶς apokritheis	G611	to conclude for oneself · verb — aorist passive deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
them	αὐτούς· autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
What	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
reason ye	διαλογίζεσθε dialogizesthe	G1260	to reckon thoroughly · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 2nd person plural
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
hearts	καρδίαις kardiais	G2588	the heart · noun — dative plural feminine

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Cross-references

Matthew 9:4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
Matthew 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house di…
Mark 8:17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your h…
Luke 24:38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
Acts 5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Psalms 139:2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
Isaiah 66:18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
Revelation 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give…

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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 5:21

Who can forgive sins, but God alone? - If Jesus were not God, he could not forgive sins; and his arrogating this authority would have been blasphemy against God, in the most proper sense of the word. That these scribes and Pharisees might have the fullest proof of his Godhead, he works in their presence three miracles, which from their nature could only be effected by an omniscient and omnipotent Being. The miracles are: 1. The remission of the poor man's sins. 2. The discernment of the secret thoughts of the scribes. 3. The restoration of the paralytic in an instant to perfect soundness. See on Mat 9:5, Mat 9:6 (note).

John Gill on Luke 5:22

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts,.... Being God omniscient; he answering said unto them, what reason ye in your hearts? This he said, not as being ignorant what their reasonings were, for it is before said he perceived their thoughts, but to expose the wickedness of them; in one exemplar of Beza's it is added, "evil things", as in Matthew 9:4. See Gill on Matthew 9:4.

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

The Lord wishing to save sinners shows Himself to be God, by His knowledge of the secret thoughts; as it follows, But that ye may know.
— Ambrose of Milan ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

As if to say, O Pharisees, since ye say, Who can forgive sins, but God alone? I answer you, Who can search the secrets of the heart, but God alone, Who says by His prophet, I am the Lord, that searcheth the hearts, and trieth the reins. (Jer. 17:10.)
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For He said, answering them, "Why do you think in your hearts?" For to the same God who says, "I am, I am He who blots out your iniquities" (Isaiah 43), the wisest speaker says, "For You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men" (1 Kings 8). Therefore, He said, by the same majesty and power with which I observe your thoughts, I can also forgive men's sins. Understand from yourselves what the paralytic receives.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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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…
Christ Is God · As discerning the thoughts of the heart — As discerning the thoughts of the heart
Reasoning · Of the Pharisees — Of the Pharisees

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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 5:21

John Gill on Luke 5:22

John Calvin

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 5:21

John Gill on Luke 5:22

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 5:22