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Weymouth New Testament

Luke 5:22

Well aware of their reasonings, Jesus answered their questions by asking in turn, "What is this that you are debating in your hearts?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Miracles;   Reasoning;   Scofield Reference Index - Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Discernment-Dullness;   Insight;   Perception, Spiritual;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ Is God;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Forgiveness;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Diseases;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Magnificat;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Foresight;   Heart;   Impotence;   Judgment;   Lord's Supper (Ii);   Paralysis;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   48 To Know, Perceive, Understand;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Garments;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But perceiving their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, “Why are you thinking this in your hearts?
King James Version (1611)
But when Iesus perceiued their thoughts, he answering, saide vnto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
King James Version
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
English Standard Version
When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, "Why do you question in your hearts?
New American Standard Bible
But Jesus, aware of their thoughts, responded and said to them, "Why are you thinking this way in your hearts?
New Century Version
But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, "Why are you thinking these things?
Amplified Bible
But Jesus, knowing their [hostile] thoughts, answered them, "Why are you questioning [these things] in your hearts?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
Legacy Standard Bible
But Jesus, knowing their reasonings, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
Berean Standard Bible
Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
Contemporary English Version
Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, "Why are you thinking that?
Complete Jewish Bible
But Yeshua, knowing what they were thinking, answered, "Why are you turning over such thoughts in your hearts?
Darby Translation
But Jesus, knowing their reasonings, answering said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?
Easy-to-Read Version
But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, "Why do you have these questions in your minds?
Geneva Bible (1587)
But when Iesus perceiued their reasoning, he answered, and sayd vnto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
George Lamsa Translation
But Jesus knew their thoughts, and he answered and said to them, What do you reason in your heart?
Good News Translation
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Why do you think such things?
Lexham English Bible
But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
Literal Translation
But knowing their thoughts, answering Jesus said to them, Why do you reason in your hearts?
American Standard Version
But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, Why reason ye in your hearts?
Bible in Basic English
But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
Hebrew Names Version
But Yeshua, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, "Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?
International Standard Version
Because Jesus knew that they were arguing, he said to them, "Why are you arguing about this among yourselves?in your hearts
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Etheridge Translation
But Jeshu knew their reasoning, and said to them, What reason you in your hearts?
Murdock Translation
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: What think ye in your heart?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But when Iesus perceaued their thoughtes, he aunswered, & sayde vnto them: What thynke ye in your heartes?
English Revised Version
But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
World English Bible
But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, "Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Who can forgive sins but God only? And Jesus knowing their thoughts, answered and said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And as Jhesus knewe the thouytis of hem, he answeride, and seide to hem, What thenken ye yuele thingis in youre hertes?
Update Bible Version
But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said to them, Why do you reason in your hearts?
Webster's Bible Translation
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering, said to them, What reason ye in your hearts?
New English Translation
When Jesus perceived their hostile thoughts, he said to them, "Why are you raising objections within yourselves?
New King James Version
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
New Living Translation
Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, "Why do you question this in your hearts?
New Life Bible
Jesus knew what they were thinking. He said to them, "Why do you think this way in your hearts?
New Revised Standard
When Jesus perceived their questionings, he answered them, "Why do you raise such questions in your hearts?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jesus, taking note of their reasonings, answering, said unto them - Why are ye reasoning in your hearts?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Jesus knew their thoughts, answering he said to them: What is it you think in your hearts?
Revised Standard Version
When Jesus perceived their questionings, he answered them, "Why do you question in your hearts?
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
When Iesus perceaved their thoughtes he answered and sayde vnto them: What thinke ye in youre hertes?
Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, `What reason ye in your hearts?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles wha Iesus perceaued their thoughtes, he answered, and saide vnto the: What thynke ye in yor hertes?
Mace New Testament (1729)
but Jesus perceiving their reflexions, said to them, what do you mean by such insinuations?
THE MESSAGE
Jesus knew exactly what they were thinking and said, "Why all this gossipy whispering? Which is simpler: to say ‘I forgive your sins,' or to say ‘Get up and start walking'? Well, just so it's clear that I'm the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both...." He now spoke directly to the paraplegic: "Get up. Take your bedroll and go home." Without a moment's hesitation, he did it—got up, took his blanket, and left for home, giving glory to God all the way. The people rubbed their eyes, incredulous—and then also gave glory to God. Awestruck, they said, "We've never seen anything like that!"
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus already knew what they were thinking so he asked them, "Why are your hearts so bitter?

Contextual Overview

17 One day He was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village in Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present for Him to cure people. 18 And a party of men came carrying a palsied man on a bed, and they endeavoured to bring him in and lay him before Jesus. 19 But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling--bed and all--into the midst, in front of Jesus. 20 He saw their faith and said to him, "Friend, your sins are forgiven." 21 Then the Scribes and Pharisees began to cavil, asking, "Who is this, uttering blasphemies? Who but God alone can forgive sins?" 22 Well aware of their reasonings, Jesus answered their questions by asking in turn, "What is this that you are debating in your hearts? 23 Which is easier? --to say, `Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, `Rise and walk'? 24 But to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" --Turning to the paralytic He said, "I bid you, Rise, take up your bed, and go home." 25 Instantly he stood up in their presence, took up the mattress on which he had been lying, and went away to his home, giving glory to God. 26 Amazement seized them all. "Glory to God!" was the abiding feeling. Yet fear flashed through their minds and they said, "We have seen strange things to-day."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

perceived: 1 Chronicles 28:9, Psalms 139:2, Proverbs 15:26, Isaiah 66:18, Ezekiel 38:10, Matthew 9:4, Matthew 12:25, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 2:23

What: Luke 24:38, Mark 8:17, Acts 5:3

Reciprocal: Job 21:27 - I know Jeremiah 13:22 - if Matthew 3:9 - think Matthew 22:18 - perceived Mark 2:6 - and reasoning Mark 2:8 - when Mark 2:9 - is it Luke 6:8 - But Luke 7:40 - answering Luke 9:47 - perceiving Luke 20:23 - he

Cross-References

Luke 1:6
They were both of them upright before God, blamelessly obeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances.
Acts 9:31
The Church, however, throughout the whole of Judaea, Galilee and Samaria, had peace and was spiritually built up; and grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and receiving encouragement from the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus;
1 Corinthians 7:17
Only, whatever be the condition in life which the Lord has assigned to each individual--and whatever the condition in which he was living when God called him--in that let him continue.
2 Corinthians 6:16
And what compact has the Temple of God with idols? For *we* are the Temple of the ever-living God; as God has said, "I will dwell among them, and walk about among them; and will be their God, and it is they who shall be My people."
Ephesians 5:15
Therefore be very careful how you live and act. Let it not be as unwise men, but as wise.
Colossians 1:10
so that your lives may be worthy of the Lord and perfectly pleasing to Him, while you exhibit the results of right action of every sort and grow into a fuller knowledge of God.
Colossians 4:5
Behave wisely in relation to the outside world, buying up your opportunities.
1 Thessalonians 2:12
and imploring you to live lives worthy of fellowship with God who is inviting you to share His own Kingship and glory.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
Moreover, brethren, as you learnt from our lips the lives which you ought to live, and do live, so as to please God, we beg and exhort you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live them more and more truly.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts,.... Being God omniscient;

he answering said unto them, what reason ye in your hearts? This he said, not as being ignorant what their reasonings were, for it is before said he perceived their thoughts, but to expose the wickedness of them; in one exemplar of Beza's it is added, "evil things", as in Matthew 9:4.

Matthew 9:4- :.

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.


 
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