Luke 5:20
And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
Cross-reference
Luke 7:48 records Jesus saying 'Your sins are forgiven' to a sinful woman—identical declaration, showing His consistent authority.
Luke 7:49 records the same question — 'Who is this who forgives sins?' — highlighting Jesus' divine authority.
Luke 7:47 shows Jesus forgiving a woman's sins because of her love, paralleling forgiveness here based on faith.
Matthew 9:2 is the parallel account of the same event, with Jesus forgiving the paralytic's sins.
Mark 2:5 is another parallel account, identical wording of forgiveness to the paralytic.
John 2:25 states Jesus knew what was in people — here he sees their faith, demonstrating that divine knowledge.
Colossians 3:13 commands forgiving others as the Lord forgave you, directly modeled on Jesus' forgiveness here.
James 5:15 links faith, healing, and forgiveness — exactly the pattern Jesus demonstrates here.
Colossians 1:14 declares that in Christ we have forgiveness of sins, the very thing Jesus personally grants here.
1 John 2:12 assures believers their sins are forgiven for Christ's sake, directly relating to Jesus' pronouncement.
Isaiah 38:17 shows God putting sins behind His back in healing—Jesus' forgiveness in Luke 5:20 similarly precedes physical restoration.
John 5:14 warns against further sin after healing—different from Luke 5:20 where forgiveness is given without condition.
James 2:18 argues that faith is shown by deeds—here, the friends' actions prove their faith, which Jesus sees.
Psalm 107:17 links affliction to sin—Jesus' forgiveness addresses the spiritual cause of the paralytic's condition.