A moment in scripture
Luke 5:21
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And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
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The surrounding passage
- Luke 5:19
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
- Luke 5:20
And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
- Luke 5:22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
- Luke 5:23
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.