Luke 5:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
Luke 5:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 5:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Luke 5:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Luke 5:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?””
Luke 5:21 — World English Bible
Luke 5:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
Luke 5:21 — American Standard Version
Luke 5:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, `Who is this that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?'”
Luke 5:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 5:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason [in their minds], saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins but God alone?”
Luke 5:21 — Darby Translation
Luke 5:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Scribes and the Pharises began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? who can forgiue sinnes, but God onely?”
Luke 5:21 — Geneva Bible
Luke 5:21 in Context — Luke 5
19 Comme ils ne savaient par où l’introduire, à cause de la foule, ils montèrent sur le toit, et ils le descendirent par une ouverture, avec son lit, au milieu de l’assemblée, devant Jésus.
20 Voyant leur foi, Jésus dit: Homme, tes péchés te sont pardonnés.
21 Les scribes et les pharisiens se mirent à raisonner et à dire: Qui est celui-ci, qui profère des blasphèmes? Qui peut pardonner les péchés, si ce n’est Dieu seul?
22 Jésus, connaissant leurs pensées, prit la parole et leur dit: Quelles pensées avez-vous dans vos cœurs?
23 Lequel est le plus aisé, de dire: Tes péchés te sont pardonnés, ou de dire: Lève-toi, et marche?
Read the full chapter: Luke 5 — Let Justice Roll Like a River →
What Does Luke 5:21 Mean?
Luke 5:21 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free