People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . (After a Photo- easllv iuto tlic court lu thegraph.) centre of the house, or if it was of two stories, Jesus would be in the guest-room, the largest in the houseand on the second floor; so they could readily let the paralytic down byholding to the corners of his thick mat, not needing the aid of ropes. 20. thy sins are forgiven thee] Jesus seeing their faith, that is, thefaith of the poor mans friends, and of the man also, said to the sick (Gre
People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . (After a Photo- easllv iuto tlic court lu thegraph.) centre of the house, or if it was of two stories, Jesus would be in the guest-room, the largest in the houseand on the second floor; so they could readily let the paralytic down byholding to the corners of his thick mat, not needing the aid of ropes. 20. thy sins are forgiven thee] Jesus seeing their faith, that is, thefaith of the poor mans friends, and of the man also, said to the sick (Greek), Man, thy sins have been remitted thee. Your need has been anticipated :you have been forgiven. They sought healing of the body; Jesus firstgave healing of the soul. Perhaps Jesus saw that past sin had brought theaffliction, and thus his words had a deeper meaning, than appear at a cursoryreading. The cause of affliction is removed ; soul and body are to be Jews held that disease was the result of some sin, either of the suffereror of his parents. See John 9 : 2. 21. Who can forgive] This question implies that even in this corrupt. Common Version. 19 And when they could not find by whatway they might biiiig him in becauseof themultitude, they went upon the housetop, andlet him down through tlie tiling with ?ns couchinto the midst before Jesus. 20 And when he saw their faith, he said un-to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees beganto reason, saying. Who is this which speakethblasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but Godalone ? Revised Version. and to lay him before him. And not find-ing by what tvay they might bring him inbecause of the multitude, they went up tothe housetop, and let him down through thetiles with his couch into the midst beforeJesus. And seeing their faith, he said,Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And thescribes and Pharisees began to reason, say-ing. Who is this that speaketh blas-phemies ? Who can forgive sins
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