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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When Jesus saw their faith, he said, &#8220Friend, your sins are forgiven.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having seen their faith, He said, "Man, your sins have been forgiven you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And seeing their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Seeing their faith, He said, &#8220Friend, your sins are forgiven you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And seeing their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And seeing their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus saw their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], He said, “Man, your sins are forgiven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Seeing their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Seeing their faith He said, &#8220Friend, your sins are forgiven you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the man, "My friend, your sins are forgiven." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Sir, your sins are forgiven."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the man, "Your sins are forgiven, my friend." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Mister, your sins are forgiven."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus saw their faith he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Seeing their faith, he said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when he saw their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He saw their faith and said to him, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the man, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Seeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He having seen their faith, said to him, “Man, your sins have been forgiven you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having seen their faith, He said, "Man, your sins have been forgiven you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he having seen their faith, said to him, 'Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having seen their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are remitted to thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whose faith when he saw, he said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he saw his faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When he saw their faith, he said, “As for you, your sins are forgiven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When he saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, Man, your sins are forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But when Yeshua saw their faith, he said to that paralyzed man: “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when he saw their faith, he said to him: Man, your sins are forgiven you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And seeing their faith, He said to him; <FR>Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And seeing their faith, he saith to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />who perceiving their faith, said to him, O! man, your sins are forgiven you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He saw their faith and said to him, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, beholding their faith, He said, <FR>"Man, your sins are forgiven you."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />who seeing their faith said unto him, <FR>Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/5-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=1896" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/5.htm">Jesus Heals a Paralytic</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">When</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idōn (V-APA-NMS) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">Jesus saw</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4102.htm" title="4102: pistin (N-AFS) -- Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. ">faith,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">He said,</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: Anthrōpe (N-VMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">“Friend,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hai (Art-NFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartiai (N-NFP) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sins</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: apheōntai (V-RIM/P-3P) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">are forgiven.” </a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: soi (PPro-D2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">21</span>But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-2.htm">Matthew 9:2</a></span><br />Just 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-5.htm">Mark 2:5</a></span><br />When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-15.htm">James 5:15</a></span><br />And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-22.htm">Matthew 9:22</a></span><br />Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-52.htm">Mark 10:52</a></span><br />“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-48.htm">Luke 7:48-50</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” / But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” / And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-14.htm">John 5:14</a></span><br />Afterward, 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-16.htm">Acts 3:16</a></span><br />By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-5.htm">Romans 4:5</a></span><br />However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8</a></span><br />For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a></span><br />And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></span><br />I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3</a></span><br />He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when he saw their faith, he said to him, Man, your sins are forgiven you.</p><p class="hdg">he saw.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12</a></b></br> 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 withheld thy son, thine only <i>son</i> from me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/2-25.htm">John 2:25</a></b></br> And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/11-23.htm">Acts 11:23</a></b></br> Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.</p><p class="hdg">Man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/7-48.htm">Luke 7:48</a></b></br> And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Psalm 90:7,8</a></b></br> For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Psalm 107:17,18</a></b></br> Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/1-45.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Find</a> <a href="/mark/4-12.htm">Forgiven</a> <a href="/luke/3-4.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/matthew/26-50.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Front</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/luke/3-3.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Tiling</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/luke/5-29.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/5-21.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/luke/6-7.htm">Find</a> <a href="/luke/5-21.htm">Forgiven</a> <a href="/luke/5-21.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/luke/5-21.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/luke/5-25.htm">Front</a> <a href="/luke/5-22.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/6-8.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/luke/7-6.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/luke/5-21.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Tiling</a> <a href="/luke/6-24.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-1.htm">Jesus teaches the people out of Peter's ship;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-4.htm">shows how he will make them fishers of men;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-12.htm">cleanses the leper;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-16.htm">prays in the desert;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-17.htm">heals a paralytic;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-27.htm">calls Matthew the tax collector;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-29.htm">eats with sinners, as being the physician of souls;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-33.htm">foretells the fasting and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-36.htm">and illustrates the matter by the parable of patches.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This act of faith is demonstrated by their determination to bring their friend to Jesus, even removing part of the roof to lower him down. This reflects the cultural context of the time, where homes often had flat roofs accessible by an external staircase. The faith of these men is not just belief but is active and persistent, aligning with <a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17</a>, which states that faith without works is dead. Their actions exemplify the belief that Jesus has the power to heal and forgive, a central tenet of the Gospel message.<p><b>He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”</b><br>Jesus addresses the paralytic as "Friend," indicating a personal and compassionate relationship. This term reflects the inclusive nature of Jesus' ministry, reaching out to those marginalized by society. The declaration "your sins are forgiven" is significant, as it highlights Jesus' authority to forgive sins, a divine prerogative. This statement would have been shocking to the religious leaders present, as it implies Jesus' divine identity, fulfilling prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>, which speaks of the Messiah bearing the iniquities of humanity. The forgiveness of sins is a central theme in the New Testament, with Jesus' sacrificial death and resurrection providing the means for humanity's reconciliation with God, as seen in passages like <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>. This moment also prefigures the ultimate forgiveness offered through the cross, where Jesus' atoning work provides redemption for all who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the Son of God, who demonstrates His authority to forgive sins, revealing His divine nature.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_paralytic.htm">The Paralytic</a></b><br>A man suffering from paralysis, brought to Jesus by his friends, seeking healing and forgiveness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_friends.htm">The Friends</a></b><br>The group of men who, in faith, brought the paralytic to Jesus, demonstrating their belief in Jesus' power to heal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>The setting of this event, likely in Capernaum, where Jesus was teaching, and the crowd was gathered.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>The people gathered around Jesus, witnessing His teaching and the miraculous events that unfold.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The friends' determination to bring the paralytic to Jesus exemplifies active faith. True faith often requires action, demonstrating trust in God's power and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a></b><br>Jesus' declaration of forgiveness reveals His divine authority. Recognizing Jesus' authority is crucial for understanding His role as Savior and Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_as_a_priority.htm">Forgiveness as a Priority</a></b><br>Jesus addresses the paralytic's spiritual need before his physical need, emphasizing the importance of spiritual healing and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The role of the friends highlights the importance of community and supporting one another in faith, encouraging us to bring others to Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_faith.htm">The Power of Faith</a></b><br>Jesus responds to the faith of the friends, showing that faith can have a profound impact on others' lives, leading to both spiritual and physical transformation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/insights_on_day_27's_spiritual_growth.htm">What is the significance of Jesus' suffering and sacrifice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_moses_and_jesus_similar.htm">What similarities exist between Moses and Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'your_sins_are_forgiven'.htm">What does "Your sins are forgiven" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_instant_forgiveness.htm">Psalm 32:5 says God forgives sin immediately upon confession; why is there no concrete evidence of such forgiveness? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven</span> <span class="cmt_word">thee.</span> For a moment the great Physician gave place to the Heart-reader; and the Lord spoke those strange, grand words to give comfort and peace to the suffering, silent, sick man. Jesus read what was in the heart of the poor paralytic; his sins distressed him more than his malady; very possibly the sad infirmity had been brought about by his old dissolute life. The soul, then, must be healed first. It was for <span class="accented">this</span>, we believe, that the story of the man with the palsy was told and retold by the first Christian preachers, and so found a place in the three Gospel narratives - this lofty claim of the Master to forgive sins; a claim so grandly supported by a miraculous act done in the open daylight in the presence of the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/5-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus] saw</span><br /><span class="grk">ἰδὼν</span> <span class="translit">(idōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(autōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">faith,</span><br /><span class="grk">πίστιν</span> <span class="translit">(pistin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4102.htm">Strong's 4102: </a> </span><span class="str2">Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">He said,</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Friend,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἄνθρωπε</span> <span class="translit">(Anthrōpe)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">σου</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sins</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁμαρτίαι</span> <span class="translit">(hamartiai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hamartano; a sin.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are forgiven.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀφέωνταί</span> <span class="translit">(apheōntai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/5-20.htm">Luke 5:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/5-20.htm">Luke 5:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/5-20.htm">Luke 5:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/5-20.htm">Luke 5:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/5-20.htm">Luke 5:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/5-20.htm">Luke 5:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/5-20.htm">Luke 5:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/5-20.htm">Luke 5:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/5-20.htm">Luke 5:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/5-20.htm">Luke 5:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/5-20.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 5:20 Seeing their faith he said to him (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/5-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 5:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 5:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/5-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 5:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 5:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>