Luke 5:24

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (he said to the paralyzed man), “I tell you, arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house.”

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WEBBE

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the paralysed man, “I tell you, arise, take up your cot, and go to your house.”

BSB

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

KJV

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.

ASV

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins ( he said unto him that was palsied), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thy house.

BBE

But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.

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ἵνα ina That G2443 δὲ de however G1161 εἰδῆτε eidēte you may know G6063 ὅτι hoti that G3754 ὁ ho the G3588 υἱὸς huios Son G5207 τοῦ tou (the) G3588 ἀνθρώπου anthrōpou of Man G444 ἐξουσίαν exousian authority G1849 ἔχει echei has G2192 ἐπὶ epi on G1909 τῆς tēs the G3588 γῆς gēs earth G1093 ἀφιέναι aphienai to forgive G863 ἁμαρτίας hamartias sins G266 εἶπεν eipen He said G2036 τῷ tō to the [one] G3588 παραλελυμένῳ paralelumenō paralyzed G3886 σοὶ soi To you G4771 λέγω legō I say G3004 ἔγειρε egeire do arise G1453 καὶ kai and G2532 ἄρας aras having taken up G142 τὸ to the G3588 κλινίδιόν klinidion mat G2826 σου sou of you G4771 πορεύου poreuou do go G4198 εἰς eis to G1519 τὸν ton the G3588 οἶκόν oikon house G3624 σου sou of you G4771

The early church

(ubi sup.) He shews the pardon of sins by the healing of the body. Hence it follows, He says unto the sick of the palsy, I say unto thee, Rise. But He manifests the healing of the body by the carrying of the bed, that so that which took place might be accounted no shadow. Hence it follows, Take up thy bed. As if He said, "I was willing through thy suffering to cure those who think that they are in health, while their souls are sick, but since they are unwilling, go and correct thy household."
John Chrysostom · d. 407Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(ubi sup.) That the infirm soul may no more rest in carnal joys, as in a bed, but rather itself restrain the carnal affections, and tend toward its own home, i. e. the resting-place of the secrets of its heart.
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
Observe that on earth He forgives sins. For while we are on earth we can blot out our sins. But after that we are taken away from the earth, we shall not be able to confess, for the gate is shut.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 17–26

How many are there in our assemblies, where the gospel is preached, who do not sit under the word, but sit by! It is to them as a tale that is told them, not as a message that is sent to them. Observe the duties taught and recommended to us by the history of the paralytic. In applying to Christ, we must be very pressing and urgent; that is an evidence of faith, and is very pleasing to Christ, and prevailing with him. Give us, Lord, the same kind of faith with respect to thy ability and willingness to heal our souls. Give us to desire the pardon of sin more than any earthly blessing, or life itself. Enable us to believe thy power to forgive sins; then will our souls cheerfully arise and go where thou pleasest.

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Matthew 9:6Mark 2:10–11John 5:8

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