New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 5:17-26

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.”

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