A moment in scripture
Luke 5:22
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But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
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The surrounding passage
- Luke 5:20
And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
- Luke 5:21
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
- Luke 5:23
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
- Luke 5:24
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.