KJV King James Version
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to lay [him] before him.
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Luke 5:18
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to lay [him] before him.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
WEB World English Bible
Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.
ASV American Standard Version
And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him,
Surrounding context — Luke 5
15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to lay [him] before him.
19 And when they could not find by what [way] they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with [his] couch into the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!ἄνδρεςG435 · anērmanφέροντεςG5342 · pherōto bear/leadἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstκλίνηςG2825 · klinēbedἄνθρωπονG444 · anthrōposa humanὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἦνG1510 · eimito beπαραλελυμένος,G3886 · paraluōto paralyzeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐζήτουνG2212 · zēteōto seekαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰσενεγκεῖνG1533 · eispherōto bring inκαὶG2532 · kaiandθεῖναιG5087 · tithēmito placeἐνώπιονG1799 · enōpionbeforeαὐτοῦ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Mark 2:3-12And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.Matthew 9:2-8And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.Acts 9:33And there he found a certain man named AEneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.John 5:5-6And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
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