Luke 5:21 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, "Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

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Isaiah 43:25
I, even I, am he that blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and will not remember your sins.

Luke 3:8
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say to you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

Luke 5:22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said to them, What reason you in your hearts?

Luke 7:49
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also?

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Matthew Henry's Commentary

5:17-26 How many are there in our assemblies, where the gospel is preached, who do not sit under the word, but sit by! It is to them as a tale that is told them, not as a message that is sent to them. Observe the duties taught and recommended to us by the history of the paralytic. In applying to Christ, we must be very pressing and urgent; that is an evidence of faith, and is very pleasing to Christ, and prevailing with him. Give us, Lord, the same kind of faith with respect to thy ability and willingness to heal our souls. Give us to desire the pardon of sin more than any earthly blessing, or life itself. Enable us to believe thy power to forgive sins; then will our souls cheerfully arise and go where thou pleasest.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

19. housetop—the flat roof.

through the tiling … before Jesus—(See on [1575]Mr 2:2).