KJV King James Version
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
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Mark 2:5
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
WEB World English Bible
Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jesus having seen their faith, saith to the paralytic, ‘Child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.’
Surrounding context — Mark 2
2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive [them], no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken [it] up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἰδὼνG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπίστινG4102 · pistisfaithαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heλέγειG3004 · legōto sayτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαραλυτικῷ·G3885 · paralutikosparalyticτέκνον,G5043 · teknonchildἀφίενταίG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveσουG4771 · suyouαἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁμαρτίαιG266 · hamartiasin
Cross-references
Matthew 9:2And, 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.James 5:15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.Mark 2:9-10Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, [Thy] sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?Luke 7:47-50Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, [the same] loveth little.Ephesians 2:8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:Acts 5:31Him hath God exalted with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.Luke 5:20And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.Matthew 9:22But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.Psalm 90:7-9For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.Psalm 32:1-5[A Psalm] of David, Maschil. Blessed [is he whose] transgression [is] forgiven, [whose] sin [is] covered.John 5:14Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.Mark 5:34And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.James 2:18-22Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.Colossians 3:13Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.Acts 14:9The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,1 Thessalonians 1:3-4Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;Isaiah 38:17Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul [delivered it] from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
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