Luke 5:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 5:22

20 When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

21 ^aAnd the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? ^bWho can forgive sins but God alone?”

22 But when Jesus ^aperceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’?

24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the man who was paralyzed, ^a“I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”

25 Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, ^aglorifying God.

26 And they were all amazed, and they ^aglorified God and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today!”

Matthew the Tax Collector

27 ^aAfter these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, ^b“Follow Me.”

Verse Comparison: Luke 5:22

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American Standard Version
But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, Why reason ye in your hearts?

Amplified® Bible
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts {and} questionings, answered them, Why do you question in your hearts?

Contemporary English Version
Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, "Why are you thinking that?

Darby English Version
But Jesus, knowing their reasonings, answering said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?

Good News Bible
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Why do you think such things?

International Standard Version
Because Jesus knew that they were arguing, he said to them, "Why are you arguing about this among yourselves?

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

New American Standard Bible
But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

New International Version
Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

New King James Version
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But Jesus, aware of their reasoning, answered and said to them, "Why do you reason in your hearts?

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, `What reason ye in your hearts?

New English Translation
When Jesus perceived¹ their hostile thoughts,² he said to them,³ “Why are you raising objections⁴ within yourselves?

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