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Luke 5:17-26 NWT
17 In the course of one of the days he was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem were sitting there; and Jehovah's [ יהוה's ] power was there for him to do healing. 18 And, look! men carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking a way to bring him in and place him before him. 19 So, not finding a way to bring him in on account of the crowd, they climbed up to the roof, and through the tiling they let him down with the little bed among those in front of Jesus. 20 And when he saw their faith he said: "Man, your sins are forgiven you." 21 Thereupon the scribes and the Pharisees started to reason, saying: "Who is this that is speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins except God alone?" 22 But Jesus, discerning their reasonings, said in answer to them: "What are you reasoning out in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? 24 But in order for you to know that the Son of man has authority on the earth to forgive sins-" he said to the paralyzed man: "I say to you, Get up and pick up your little bed and be on your way home." 25 And instantly he rose up before them, picked up what he used to lie on and went off to his home, glorifying God. 26 Then an ecstasy seized one and all, and they began to glorify God, and they became filled with fear, saying: "We have seen strange things today!"
Luke 5:17-26 CEV
(17) One day some Pharisees and experts in the Law of Moses sat listening to Jesus teach. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. God [ יהוה ] had given Jesus the power to heal the sick,
(18) and some people came carrying a crippled man on a mat. They tried to take him inside the house and put him in front of Jesus.
(19) But because of the crowd, they could not get him to Jesus. So they went up on the roof, where they removed some tiles and let the mat down in the middle of the room.
(20) When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the crippled man, "My friend, your sins are forgiven."
(21) The Pharisees and the experts began arguing, "Jesus must think he is God! Only God can forgive sins."
(22) Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, "Why are you thinking that?
(23) Is it easier for me to tell this crippled man that his sins are forgiven or to tell him to get up and walk?
(24) But now you will see that the Son of Man has the right to forgive sins here on earth." Jesus then said to the man, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk home."
(25) At once the man stood up in front of everyone. He picked up his mat and went home, giving thanks to God.
(26) Everyone was amazed and praised God. What they saw surprised them, and they said, "We have seen a great miracle today!"
Luke 5:17-26 BBE
(17) And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord [ יהוה ] was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.
(18) And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.
(19) And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.
(20) And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.
(21) And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?
(22) But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
(23) Which is the simpler: to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?
(24) 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.
(25) And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.
(26) And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.
Luke 5:17-26 GW
(17) One day when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and experts in Moses' Teachings were present. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. Jesus had the power of the Lord [ יהוה ] to heal.
(18) Some men brought a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They tried to take him into the house and put him in front of Jesus.
(19) But they could not find a way to get him into the house because of the crowd. So they went up on the roof. They made an opening in the tiles and let the man down on his stretcher among the people. (They lowered him in front of Jesus.)
(20) When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Sir, your sins are forgiven."
(21) The scribes and the Pharisees thought, "Who is this man? He's dishonoring God! Who besides God can forgive sins?"
(22) Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, "What are you thinking?
(23) Is it easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?
(24) I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." Then he said to the paralyzed man, "Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home."
(25) The man immediately stood up in front of them and picked up the stretcher he had been lying on. Praising God, he went home.
(26) Everyone was amazed and praised God. They were filled with awe and said, "We've seen things today we can hardly believe!"
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation