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to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
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He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.
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When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
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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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Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
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But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.”
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Judging Others
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
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Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.” “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
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Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”
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Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
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The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
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Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
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And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
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So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.
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Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”
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Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
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and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
