Luke 5:21

New International Reader's Version

The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to think, “Who is this fellow who says such an evil thing? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

Cross References

Psalm 103:3

He forgives all my sins. He heals all my sicknesses.

Psalm 130:4

But you forgive. So we can serve you with respect.

Psalm 32:5

Then I admitted my sin to you. I didn’t cover up the wrong I had done. I said, “I will admit my lawless acts to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.

Psalm 35:5

Let them be like straw blowing in the wind, while the angel of the Lord drives them away.

Isaiah 1:18

“Come. Let us settle this matter,” says the Lord. “Even though your sins are bright red, they will be as white as snow. Even though they are deep red, they will be white like wool.

Isaiah 43:25

“I am the one who wipes out your lawless acts. I do it because of who I am. I will not remember your sins anymore.

Isaiah 44:22

I will sweep your sins away as if they were a cloud. I will blow them away as if they were the morning mist. Return to me. Then I will set you free.”

Daniel 9:19

Lord, please listen! Lord, please forgive us! Lord, hear our prayers! Take action for your own honor. Our God, please don’t wait. Your city and your people belong to you.”

Daniel 9:9

You are the Lord our God. You show us your tender love. You forgive us. But we have turned against you.

Leviticus 24:16

Anyone who speaks evil things against my Name must be put to death. The whole community must kill them by throwing stones at them. It does not matter whether they are an outsider or an Israelite. When they speak evil things against my Name, they must be put to death.

Micah 7:19

Once again you will show loving concern for us. You will completely wipe out the evil things we’ve done. You will throw all our sins into the bottom of the sea.

Matthew 26:65

Then the high priest tore his clothes. He said, “He has spoken a very evil thing against God! Why do we need any more witnesses? You have heard him say this evil thing.

Matthew 9:3

Then some teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is saying a very evil thing!”

Luke 3:8

Live in a way that shows you have turned away from your sins. And don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.

Luke 5:17

One day Jesus was teaching. Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. They heard that the Lord had given Jesus the power to heal the sick.

Luke 5:22

Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

Luke 7:49

The other guests began to talk about this among themselves. They said, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

John 10:33

“We are not throwing stones at you for any good work,” they replied. “We are stoning you for saying a very evil thing. You are only a man. But you claim to be God.”

Romans 8:33

Who can bring any charge against God’s chosen ones? God makes us right with himself.