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Seeing their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."
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The Power of Shared Faith
Commentators highlight that Jesus responded to "their faith"—the collective faith of the paralytic and his determined friends. This demonstrates the power of intercessory prayer and the importance of a faith community that actively brings people in need to Jesus. God honors the faith of those who advocate for others.
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Luke
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Their faith (την πιστιν αυτων). In all three Gospels.
Man (ανθρωπε). Mark and Matthew have "child" or "Son…
19th Century
Baptist
And let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins ar…
Two declarations form the focal point of this narrative. The first is a declaration of forgiveness, the second an affirmation of Jesus’ authority t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when he saw their faith That is, Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions express it; when he saw the faith both…
Presbyterian
How many are there in our assemblies, where the gospel is preached, who do not sit under the Word, but are mere onlookers! It is to them like a sto…
