New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 2:1-12

1When He had comeεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525backπάλινpalinG3825to CapernaumG2746several daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250afterwardδι᾽di᾽G1223,it was heardἠκούσθηēkousthēG191that He was at homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.

2AndmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183were gatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863,soὥστεhōsteG5620that there was noG3371longerG3371roomχωρεῖνchōreinG5562,not evenμηδὲmēdeG3366nearπρὸςprosG4314the doorθύραν,thuranG2374;and He was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980the wordλόγον.¶logonG3056to them.

3And they cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064,bringingφέροντεςpherontesG5342to Him aparalyticπαραλυτικὸνparalutikonG3885,carriedαἰρόμενονairomenonG142by fourτεσσάρων.tessarōnG5064menG5064.

4Being unableμὴ δυνάμενοιmē dunamenoiG3361 G1410togetπροσενέγκαιprosenegkaiG4374to Him becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793, theyremovedἀπεστέγασανapestegasanG648the roofστέγηνstegēnG4721aboveὅπουhopouG3699Him; and when they had dugἐξορύξαντεςexoruxantesG1846an opening, they letG5465downG5465the palletκράβαττονkrabattonG2895on whichὅπουhopouG3699theparalyticπαραλυτικὸςparalutikosG3885was lyingκατέκειτο.katekeitoG2621.

5And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424seeingG3708their faithπίστινpistinG4102saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885, “Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,your sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863.”

6But someτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122were sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521thereἐκεῖekeiG1563and reasoningδιαλογιζόμενοιdialogizomenoiG1260in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,

7“WhyτίtiG5101does thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778speakλαλεῖ;laleiG2980that wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779?He is blasphemingβλασφημεῖ·blasphēmeiG987;whoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266but Godθεός;theosG2316aloneεἷςheisG1520?”

8ImmediatelyG2117JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921in His spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151that they were reasoningδιαλογίζονταιdialogizontaiG1260that wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779withinG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are you reasoningδιαλογίζεσθεdialogizestheG1260about theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588?

9WhichτίtiG5101is easierεὐκοπώτερον,eukopōteronG2123,to sayG3004to theparalyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885, ‘Your sinsἁμαρτίαι,hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863’;orἢēG2228to sayG3004, ‘GetἔγειρεegeireG1453up, and pickἆρονaronG142up your palletκράβαττόνkrabattonG2895and walkπεριπάτει;¶peripateiG4043’?

10But soἽναHinaG2443that you may knowG3609that the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on earthγῆς,gēsG1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266”--He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885,

11“I sayλέγω·legōG3004to you, getἔγειρε,egeireG1453up, pickἆρονaronG142up your palletκράβαττόνkrabattonG2895and goὕπαγεhupageG5217homeοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

12And he gotἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453up and immediatelyG2117pickedἄραςarasG142up the palletκράβαττονkrabattonG2895and wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out in the sightG1715of everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,soὥστεhōsteG5620that they were allπάνταςpantasG3956amazedἐξίστασθαιexistasthaiG1839andwere glorifyingδοξάζεινdoxazeinG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγονταςlegontasG3004, “We have neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763seenG3708anything likeG3779thisG3779.”

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