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Luke 5:20 (NLT)
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.”
Luke 5:2 (NLT)
He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
Luke 5:21 (NLT)
But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, “Who does he think he is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”
Luke 5:22 (NLT)
Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts?
Luke 5:23 (NLT)
Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’?
Luke 5:24 (NLT)
So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
Luke 5:25 (NLT)
And immediately, as everyone watched, the man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God.
Luke 5:26 (NLT)
Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things today!”
Luke 5:27 (NLT)
Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him.
Luke 5:28 (NLT)
So Levi got up, left everything, and followed him.
Luke 5:29 (NLT)
Later, Levi held a banquet in his home with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi’s fellow tax collectors and other guests also ate with them.
Luke 20:1 (NLT)
One day as Jesus was teaching the people and preaching the Good News in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him.
Luke 20:2 (NLT)
They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”
Luke 20:3 (NLT)
“Let me ask you a question first,” he replied.
Luke 20:4 (NLT)
“Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?”
Luke 20:5 (NLT)
They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John.
Luke 20:6 (NLT)
But if we say it was merely human, the people will stone us because they are convinced John was a prophet.”
Luke 20:7 (NLT)
So they finally replied that they didn’t know.
Luke 20:8 (NLT)
And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Luke 20:9 (NLT)
Now Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and moved to another country to live for several years.
Luke 20:10 (NLT)
At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop. But the farmers attacked the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed.
Luke 20:11 (NLT)
So the owner sent another servant, but they also insulted him, beat him up, and sent him away empty-handed.
Luke 20:12 (NLT)
A third man was sent, and they wounded him and chased him away.
Luke 20:13 (NLT)
“‘What will I do?’ the owner asked himself. ‘I know! I’ll send my cherished son. Surely they will respect him.’
Luke 20:14 (NLT)
“But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’