Luke 5:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The Pharisees and the experts began arguing, “Jesus must think he is God! Only God can forgive sins.”

Cross References

Psalm 103:3

The LORD forgives our sins, heals us when we are sick,

Psalm 130:4

But you forgive us, and so we will worship you.

Psalm 32:5

So I confessed my sins and told them all to you. I said, “I'll tell the LORD each one of my sins.” Then you forgave me and took away my guilt.

Psalm 35:5

Send your angel after them and let them be like straw in the wind.

Isaiah 1:18

I, the LORD, invite you to come and talk it over. Your sins are scarlet red, but they will be whiter than snow or wool.

Isaiah 43:25

But I wipe away your sins because of who I am. And so, I will forget the wrongs you have done.

Isaiah 44:22

Turn back to me! I have rescued you and swept away your sins as though they were clouds.

Daniel 9:19

Forgive us! Hurry and do something, not only for your city and your chosen people, but to bring honour to yourself.

Daniel 9:9

LORD God, you are merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against you

Micah 7:19

and pleased to be merciful. You will trample on our sins and throw them in the sea.

Matthew 26:65

The high priest then tore his robe and said, “This man claims to be God! We don't need any more witnesses! You have heard what he said.

Matthew 9:3

Some teachers of the Law of Moses said to themselves, “Jesus must think he is God!”

Luke 3:8

Do something to show that you really have given up your sins. Don't start saying that you belong to Abraham's family. God can turn these stones into children for Abraham.

Luke 5:17

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 had given Jesus the power to heal the sick,

Luke 5:22

Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, “Why are you thinking that?

Luke 7:49

Some other guests started saying to one another, “Who is this who dares to forgive sins?”

John 10:33

They answered, “We are not stoning you because of any good thing you did. We are stoning you because you did a terrible thing. You are just a man, and here you are claiming to be God!”

Romans 8:33

If God says his chosen ones are acceptable to him, can anyone bring charges against them?