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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

經學家和法利賽人就議論起來，說：“這人是誰，竟然說僭妄的話？除　神一位以外，誰能赦罪呢？”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
文 士 和 法 利 赛 人 就 议 论 说 ： 这 说 僭 妄 话 的 是 谁 ？ 除 了 神 以 外 ， 谁 能 赦 罪 呢 ？

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ One day as Jesus was teaching the people, the Pharisees and teachers of the law from every town in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem were there. The Lord was giving Jesus the power to heal people. ¹⁸ Just then, some men were carrying on a mat a man who was paralyzed. They tried to bring him in and put him down before Jesus. ¹⁹ But because there were so many people there, they could not find a way in. So they went up on the roof and lowered the man on his mat through the ceiling into the middle of the crowd right before Jesus. ²⁰ Seeing their faith, Jesus said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven." ²¹ The Jewish teachers of the law and the Pharisees thought to themselves, "Who is this man who is speaking as if he were God? Only God can forgive sins." ²² But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, "Why are you thinking these things? ²³ Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, ‘Stand up and walk'? ²⁴ But I will prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "I tell you, stand up, take your mat, and go home." ²⁵ At once the man stood up before them, picked up his mat, and went home, praising God. ²⁶ All the people were fully amazed and began to praise God. They were filled with much respect and said, "Today we have seen amazing things!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

scribes: Luke 5:17, Luke 7:49, Mark 2:6, Mark 2:7

blasphemies: Leviticus 24:16, 1 Kings 21:10-14, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 26:65, John 10:33, Acts 6:11-13

Who can: Exodus 34:6, Exodus 34:7, Psalms 32:5, Psalms 35:5, Psalms 103:3, Psalms 130:4, Isaiah 1:18, Isaiah 43:25, Isaiah 44:22, Daniel 9:9, Daniel 9:19, Micah 7:19, Romans 8:33

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 13:22 - if Matthew 9:6 - that the Matthew 15:1 - which Matthew 21:10 - Who Luke 5:30 - General Luke 7:47 - Her Hebrews 12:3 - contradiction

Cross-References

Luke 3:37
Lamech was the son of Methuselah. Methuselah was the son of Enoch. Enoch was the son of Jared. Jared was the son of Mahalalel. Mahalalel was the son of Kenan.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Scribes and the Pharisees began to reason,.... To think and say within themselves, and it may be to one another, in a private manner:

saying, who is this which speaketh blasphemies? what vain boaster, and blaspheming creature is this, who assumes that to himself, which is the prerogative of God?

Who can forgive sins but God alone? against whom they are committed, whose law is transgressed, and his will disobeyed, and his justice injured and affronted. Certain it is, that none can forgive sins but God; not any of the angels in heaven, or men on earth; not holy good men, nor ministers of the Gospel; and if Christ had been a mere man, though ever so good a man, even a sinless one, or ever so great a prophet, he could not have forgiven sin; but he is truly and properly God, as his being a discerner of the thoughts of these men, and his healing the paralytic man in the manner he did, are sufficient proofs. The Scribes and Pharisees therefore, though they rightly ascribe forgiveness of sin to God alone, yet grievously sinned, in imputing blasphemy to Christ: they had wrong notions of Christ, concluding him to be but a mere man, against the light and evidence of his works and miracles; and also of his office as a Redeemer, who came to save his people from their sins; and seem to restrain the power of forgiving sin to God the Father, whereas the Son of God, being equal with him, had the same power, and that even on earth, to forgive sin; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:1-7.

Luke 5:17

On a certain day - The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Matthew 9:1 it seems it was at Capernaum.

Luke 5:19

The tiling - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 5:21. Who can forgive sins, but God alone? — If Jesus were not God, he could not forgive sins; and his arrogating this authority would have been blasphemy against God, in the most proper sense of the word. That these scribes and Pharisees might have the fullest proof of his Godhead, he works in their presence three miracles, which from their nature could only be effected by an omniscient and omnipotent Being. The miracles are:

1. The remission of the poor man's sins.

2. The discernment of the secret thoughts of the scribes.

3. The restoration of the paralytic in an instant to perfect soundness.

See note on Mt 9:5; Mt 9:6.