Luke 5:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

Scribes

Luke 5:17

Luke 7:49

Mark 2:6

Blasphemies

Who can

General references

Luke 5:30

Bible References

Scribes

And it happened that on one of the days as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting [there] who {had come} from every village of Galilee and Judea and [from] Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was [there] in order [for] him to heal.

And those who were reclining at the table with [him] began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

Blasphemies

And he who blasphemes Yahweh's name certainly shall be put to death; the whole community certainly shall stone him. As the alien, so the native shall be put to death at blaspheming his name.

Seat two men, {scoundrels}, opposite him. Let them witness against him saying, 'You cursed God and the king.' Then you shall bring him out and stone him so that he dies."

And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"

Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have just now heard the blasphemy!

The Jews answered him, "We are not going to stone you concerning a good deed, but concerning blasphemy, and because you, [although you] are a man, make yourself [to be] God!"

Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!"

Who can

And Yahweh passed over before him, and he proclaimed, "Yahweh, Yahweh, God, [who is] compassionate and gracious, {slow to anger}, and abounding with loyal love and faithfulness,

I made known my sin to you, and my iniquity I did not cover. I said, "I will confess concerning my transgressions to Yahweh," and you took away the guilt of my sin. Selah

Let them be like chaff before [the] wind, with the angel of Yahweh {driving them}.

who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,

But with you [is] forgiveness, so that you may be feared."

"Come now, and let us argue," says Yahweh. "Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; even though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my sake, and I will not remember your sins.

I have wiped your transgressions out like cloud and your sins like mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you!"

{Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord, our God}, for we have rebelled against him,

{He will again have compassion} on us; he will trample our iniquities. And you will hurl all their sins in the depths of the sea.

Who will bring charges against God's elect? God [is] the one who justifies.

General references

And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"