New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Luke 5:22
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Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
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But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
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But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, “Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, Why reason ye in your hearts?
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And Jesus, having known their reasonings, answering, said to them, “Why do you⁺ reason in your⁺ hearts?
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Luke 5
20 When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
21 But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
22 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
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