New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 5:12-28

12WhileG1722He was in oneμιᾷmiaG1520of the citiesπόλεωνpoleōnG4172,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, there wasa manἀνὴρanērG435coveredπλήρηςplērēsG4134with leprosyλέπρας·leprasG3014;and when he sawG3708JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,he fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098on his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383and imploredἐδεήθηedeēthēG1189Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifἐὰνeanG1437You are willingθέλῃς,thelēsG2309,You canδύνασαίdunasaiG1410makeG2511me cleanG2511.”

13And He stretchedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614out His handχεῖραcheiraG5495and touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“I amG2309willingθέλω,thelōG2309;be cleansedκαθαρίσθητι.katharisthētiG2511.”And immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the leprosyλέπραlepraG3014leftἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565him.

14And He orderedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853him to tellG3004noG3367oneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367,“But goἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andshowδεῖξονdeixonG1166yourselfG4572to the priestἱερεῖhi'ereiG2409and makeG4374an offeringπροσένεγκεprosenegkeG4374for your cleansingκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475commandedπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367,as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to them.”

15Butthe newsλόγοςlogosG3056aboutπερὶperiG4012Him was spreadingΔιήρχετοDiērchetoG1330evenG3123fartherG3123,and largeπολλοὶpolloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were gatheringσυνήρχοντοsunērchontoG4905to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191Himand to be healedθεραπεύεσθαιtherapeuesthaiG2323of their sicknessesἀσθενειῶνastheneiōnG769.

16But Jesus HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846would oftenslipG5298awayG5298to thewildernessἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048andprayπροσευχόμενος.¶proseuchomenosG4336.

17OneμιᾷmiaG1520dayἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250He was teachingδιδάσκων·didaskōnG1321; and there were somePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andteachersG3547of the lawνομοδιδάσκαλοιnomodidaskaloiG3547sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521there,whoοἳhoiG3739hadcomeἐληλυθότεςelēluthotesG2064from everyπάσηςpasēsG3956villageκώμηςkōmēsG2968of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056and JudeaG2453and fromJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419; andthe powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was presentfor Him to performG2390healingἰᾶσθαιiasthaiG2390.

18And somemenἄνδρεςandresG435werecarryingφέροντεςpherontesG5342on abedκλίνηςklinēsG2825a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoὃςhosG3739was paralyzedπαραλελυμένος,paralelumenosG3886;and they were tryingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to bringεἰσενεγκεῖνeisenegkeinG1533him in and to setG5087him downG5087in frontἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of Him.

19But not findingεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147anyποίαςpoiasG4169wayto bringεἰσενέγκωσινeisenegkōsinG1533him in becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the crowdὄχλον,ochlonG3793,they wentἀναβάντεςanabantesG305up onthe roofδῶμαdōmaG1430and letG2524him downκαθῆκανkathēkanG2524throughδιὰdiaG1223the tilesκεράμωνkeramōnG2766with his stretcherκλινιδίῳklinidiōG2826,into the middleμέσονmesonG3319of the crowd,in frontἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

20SeeingG3708their faithπίστινpistinG4102,He saidG3004, “Friendἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,your sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφέωνταίapheōntaiG863you.”

21The scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to reasonδιαλογίζεσθαιdialogizesthaiG1260,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manwhoὃςhosG3739speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980blasphemiesβλασφημίας;blasphēmiasG988?WhoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410forgiveἀφεῖναιapheinaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,but Godθεός;¶theosG2316aloneμόνοςmonosG3441?”

22But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareἘπιγνοὺςEpignousG1921of their reasoningsδιαλογισμοὺςdialogismousG1261,answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are you reasoningδιαλογίζεσθεdialogizestheG1260in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588?

23WhichτίtiG5101is easierεὐκοπώτερον,eukopōteronG2123,to sayG3004, ‘Your sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266have been forgivenἀφέωνταίapheōntaiG863you,’ orἢēG2228to sayG3004, ‘GetἔγειρεegeireG1453up and walkπεριπάτει;peripateiG4043’?

24But, soἵναinaG2443that you may knowG3609that the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on earthγῆςgēsG1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266,”--He saidλέγω,legōG3004to theparalyticπαραλελυμένῳ·paralelumenōG3886--“I sayG3004to you, getἔγειρεegeireG1453up, and pickἄραςarasG142up your stretcherκλινίδιόνklinidionG2826and goπορεύουporeuouG4198homeοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

25Immediately he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799them, and pickedἄραςarasG142up whatὃhoG3739he had been lyingκατέκειτο,katekeitoG2621on, and wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565homeοἶκονoikonG3624glorifyingδοξάζωνdoxazōnG1392Godθεόν.theonG2316.

26They were allἅπαντας,hapantasG537struckἔλαβενelabenG2983with astonishmentἔκστασιςekstasisG1611and beganglorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316;and they were filledG4092with fearφόβουphobouG5401,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “We have seenG3708remarkableG3861thingsG3861todayσήμερον.¶sēmeronG4594.”

27AfterμετὰmetaG3326that He wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out and noticedἐθεάσατοetheasatoG2300a taxτελώνιονtelōnionG5058collectorτελώνηνtelōnēnG5057namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LeviΛευὶνLeuinG3017sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521in the taxG5058boothG5058,and He saidG3004to him,“FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me.”

28And heleftG2641everythingπάνταpantaG3956behindG2641,and gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and beganto followἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190Him.

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