Mark 2:3

Mark 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
• New International Version (NIV)Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.

Context of Mark 2:3

1And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house. 2And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them. And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. 4And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay. 5And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.

Mark 2:3 word by word

Καὶ ἔρχονται φέροντες πρὸς αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων.Read the interlinear

• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• bringingφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• fourτέσσαρεςtessares tessara · fourG5064

Cross-references for Mark 2:3

• Matthew 9:1And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.
• Luke 5:18And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

Commentaries on Mark 2:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3One sick of the palsy - A paralytic person. See on Matthew 9:2; (note), etc. Borne of four - Four men, one at each corner of the sofa or couch on which he lay: this sick man appears to have been too feeble to come himself, and too weak to be carried in any other way.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 See this miracle explained in Matthew 9:2-8. Palsy - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. Borne of four - Carried upon a couch Matthew 9:2 by four men. Mark 2:4 The press - The crowd, the multitude of people. Jesus was probably in the large open area or hall in the center of the house. See the notes at Matthew 9:2. The people pressed into the area, and blocked up the door so that they could not have access to him. They uncovered the roof where he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12This controversy story is also a miracle story. It includes both a dispute and an act of healing or power. Because it contains a miracle, it connects with the earlier group of miracle stories in 1:21–45.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. And they come unto him--that is, towards the house where He was. bringing one sick of the palsy--"lying on a bed" (Mt 9:2). which was borne of four--a graphic particular of Mark only.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 2:3

• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Blaspheme
• Blasphemy
• Palsy
• Press
• Forgiveness
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Palsy; Paralysis

Commentaries on Mark 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings