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The Darby Translation

Luke 5:22

But Jesus, knowing their reasonings, answering said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Miracles;   Reasoning;   Scofield Reference Index - Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Discernment-Dullness;   Insight;   Perception, Spiritual;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ Is God;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Forgiveness;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Diseases;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Magnificat;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Foresight;   Heart;   Impotence;   Judgment;   Lord's Supper (Ii);   Paralysis;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   48 To Know, Perceive, Understand;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Garments;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But perceiving their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, “Why are you thinking this in your hearts?
King James Version (1611)
But when Iesus perceiued their thoughts, he answering, saide vnto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
King James Version
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
English Standard Version
When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, "Why do you question in your hearts?
New American Standard Bible
But Jesus, aware of their thoughts, responded and said to them, "Why are you thinking this way in your hearts?
New Century Version
But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, "Why are you thinking these things?
Amplified Bible
But Jesus, knowing their [hostile] thoughts, answered them, "Why are you questioning [these things] in your hearts?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
Legacy Standard Bible
But Jesus, knowing their reasonings, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
Berean Standard Bible
Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
Contemporary English Version
Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, "Why are you thinking that?
Complete Jewish Bible
But Yeshua, knowing what they were thinking, answered, "Why are you turning over such thoughts in your hearts?
Easy-to-Read Version
But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, "Why do you have these questions in your minds?
Geneva Bible (1587)
But when Iesus perceiued their reasoning, he answered, and sayd vnto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
George Lamsa Translation
But Jesus knew their thoughts, and he answered and said to them, What do you reason in your heart?
Good News Translation
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Why do you think such things?
Lexham English Bible
But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
Literal Translation
But knowing their thoughts, answering Jesus said to them, Why do you reason in your hearts?
American Standard Version
But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, Why reason ye in your hearts?
Bible in Basic English
But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
Hebrew Names Version
But Yeshua, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, "Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?
International Standard Version
Because Jesus knew that they were arguing, he said to them, "Why are you arguing about this among yourselves?in your hearts
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Etheridge Translation
But Jeshu knew their reasoning, and said to them, What reason you in your hearts?
Murdock Translation
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: What think ye in your heart?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But when Iesus perceaued their thoughtes, he aunswered, & sayde vnto them: What thynke ye in your heartes?
English Revised Version
But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
World English Bible
But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, "Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Who can forgive sins but God only? And Jesus knowing their thoughts, answered and said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?
Weymouth's New Testament
Well aware of their reasonings, Jesus answered their questions by asking in turn, "What is this that you are debating in your hearts?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And as Jhesus knewe the thouytis of hem, he answeride, and seide to hem, What thenken ye yuele thingis in youre hertes?
Update Bible Version
But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said to them, Why do you reason in your hearts?
Webster's Bible Translation
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering, said to them, What reason ye in your hearts?
New English Translation
When Jesus perceived their hostile thoughts, he said to them, "Why are you raising objections within yourselves?
New King James Version
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
New Living Translation
Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, "Why do you question this in your hearts?
New Life Bible
Jesus knew what they were thinking. He said to them, "Why do you think this way in your hearts?
New Revised Standard
When Jesus perceived their questionings, he answered them, "Why do you raise such questions in your hearts?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jesus, taking note of their reasonings, answering, said unto them - Why are ye reasoning in your hearts?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Jesus knew their thoughts, answering he said to them: What is it you think in your hearts?
Revised Standard Version
When Jesus perceived their questionings, he answered them, "Why do you question in your hearts?
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
When Iesus perceaved their thoughtes he answered and sayde vnto them: What thinke ye in youre hertes?
Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, `What reason ye in your hearts?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles wha Iesus perceaued their thoughtes, he answered, and saide vnto the: What thynke ye in yor hertes?
Mace New Testament (1729)
but Jesus perceiving their reflexions, said to them, what do you mean by such insinuations?
THE MESSAGE
Jesus knew exactly what they were thinking and said, "Why all this gossipy whispering? Which is simpler: to say ‘I forgive your sins,' or to say ‘Get up and start walking'? Well, just so it's clear that I'm the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both...." He now spoke directly to the paraplegic: "Get up. Take your bedroll and go home." Without a moment's hesitation, he did it—got up, took his blanket, and left for home, giving glory to God all the way. The people rubbed their eyes, incredulous—and then also gave glory to God. Awestruck, they said, "We've never seen anything like that!"
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus already knew what they were thinking so he asked them, "Why are your hearts so bitter?

Contextual Overview

17 And it came to pass on one of the days, that *he* was teaching, and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and [out of] Jerusalem; and [the] Lord's power was [there] to heal them. 18 And lo, men bringing upon a couch a man who was paralysed; and they sought to bring him in, and put [him] before him. 19 And not finding what way to bring him in, on account of the crowd, going up on the housetop they let him down through the tiles, with his little couch, into the midst before Jesus. 20 And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 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? 22 But Jesus, knowing their reasonings, answering said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts? 23 which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? 24 But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he said to the paralysed man, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy little couch and go to thine house. 25 And immediately standing up before them, having taken up that whereon he was laid, he departed to his house, glorifying God. 26 And astonishment seized all, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

perceived: 1 Chronicles 28:9, Psalms 139:2, Proverbs 15:26, Isaiah 66:18, Ezekiel 38:10, Matthew 9:4, Matthew 12:25, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 2:23

What: Luke 24:38, Mark 8:17, Acts 5:3

Reciprocal: Job 21:27 - I know Jeremiah 13:22 - if Matthew 3:9 - think Matthew 22:18 - perceived Mark 2:6 - and reasoning Mark 2:8 - when Mark 2:9 - is it Luke 6:8 - But Luke 7:40 - answering Luke 9:47 - perceiving Luke 20:23 - he

Cross-References

Genesis 5:5
And all the days of Adam that he lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
Genesis 5:6
And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.
Genesis 5:24
And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
Genesis 6:9
This is the history of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect amongst his generations: Noah walked with God.
Genesis 17:1
And Abram was ninety-nine years old, when Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said to him, I [am] the Almighty God: walk before my face, and be perfect.
Genesis 24:40
And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way, that thou mayest take a wife for my son of my family, and out of my father's house.
Genesis 48:15
And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God that shepherded me all my life long to this day,
Exodus 16:4
Then said Jehovah to Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather the daily need on its day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.
Leviticus 26:12
and I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be to me a people.
Deuteronomy 5:33
In all the way that Jehovah your God hath commanded you shall ye walk, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts,.... Being God omniscient;

he answering said unto them, what reason ye in your hearts? This he said, not as being ignorant what their reasonings were, for it is before said he perceived their thoughts, but to expose the wickedness of them; in one exemplar of Beza's it is added, "evil things", as in Matthew 9:4.

Matthew 9:4- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:1-7.

Luke 5:17

On a certain day - The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Matthew 9:1 it seems it was at Capernaum.

Luke 5:19

The tiling - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-7.


 
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