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O my Jesus, forgive us, save us from the fire of hell. Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who are most in need. [18] Ó meu Jesus, perdoai-nos, livrai-nos do fogo do inferno; levai as alminhas todas para o Céu, principalmente aquelas que mais precisarem. [19] [20] [Note 1]
In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for His sake God forgives us all our sins. To those who believe in Jesus Christ He gives the power to become the children of God and bestows on them the Holy Spirit. May the Lord, who has begun this good work in us, bring it to completion in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ ...
Jesus' promise here is given to the whole group of disciples (the verb is plural), [3] parallel to the promise in Matthew 16:19; Matthew 18:18. [4] The disciples' power to forgive sins is linked to the gift of the Spirit in John 20:22 , and not in human power. [ 3 ]
However, there is a very relevant aspect of Roman law that may have been the cultural reference this parable is built around considering the Judeans of Jesus day were ruled by Rome. In the Roman Constitution known as the Laws of the 12 Tables (Table III, Laws IV-X), there is a detailed set of laws on debtors that shows a great deal of ...
Jerome: " Whether or no his sins were forgiven He alone could know who forgave; but whether he could rise and walk, not only himself but they that looked on could judge of; but the power that heals, whether soul or body, is the same. And as there is a great difference between saying and doing, the outward sign is given that the spiritual effect ...
Some men came carrying a paralyzed man but could not get inside, so they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and then lowered the man down. When Jesus saw how faithful they had been, he said to the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven." Some of the teachers of the law interpreted this as blasphemy, since God alone can forgive sins.
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Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (or the Pericope Adulterae) [a] is considered by some to be a pseudepigraphical [1] [2]: 489 passage found in John 7:53–8:11 [3] of the New Testament. In the passage, Jesus was teaching in the Temple after coming from the Mount of Olives .