Luke 5:21 · KJV
“And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
— Luke 5:21
And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
Luke 5 — Context
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.
20And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
Cross References
Isaiah 43:25
I, {even} I, {am} he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Luke 7:49
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
Mark 2:6-7
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
John 10:33
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
Matthew 26:65
What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
Psalms 32:5
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Acts 6:11-13
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and {against} God.
Daniel 9:9
To the Lord our God {belong} mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;