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Luke 5:20

When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

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ASV

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

KJV

And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἰδὼνidōnhaving seenG1492 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
πίστινpistinfaithG4102 →
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846 →
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036 →
ἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeMan,G444 →
ἀφέωνταίapheōntaihave been forgivenG863 →
σοιsoiyouG4771 →
αἱhaitheG3588 →
ἁμαρτίαιhamartiaisinsG266 →
σου.souof you.G4771 →

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Matthew 8:10When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.Acts 14:9This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.Matthew 9:2Just 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.”1 John 2:12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.Luke 7:48Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”Colossians 3:13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.James 2:18But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.Mark 2:5When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”John 2:25He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.Luke 12:14But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”2 Corinthians 2:10If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,Genesis 22:12“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”Colossians 1:14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.Isaiah 38:17Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.John 5:14Afterward, 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.”Psalms 90:7–8For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.Psalms 107:17–18Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.

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