New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 9:1-9

1GettingἐμβὰςembasG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143,Jesus crossedG1276overG1276the seaand cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toHis ownἰδίανidianG2398cityπόλιν.polinG4172.

2And they broughtπροσέφερονprosepheronG4374to Him aparalyticπαραλυτικὸνparalutikonG3885lyingβεβλημένον.beblēmenonG906on a bedκλίνηςklinēsG2825.SeeingG3708their faithπίστινpistinG4102,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to the paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885, “TakeθάρσειtharseiG2293courageG2293,sonτέκνον,teknonG5043;your sinsἁμαρτίαι.hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863.”

3And someτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122saidG3004to themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778fellowblasphemesβλασφημεῖ.blasphēmeiG987.”

4And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knowingG3609their thoughtsἐνθυμήσειςenthumēseisG1761saidG3004,“WhyG2444are you thinkingἐνθυμεῖσθεenthumeistheG1760evilπονηρὰponēraG4190in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588?

5WhichτίtiG5101is easierεὐκοπώτερον·eukopōteronG2123,to sayG3004, ‘Your sinsἁμαρτίαι,hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863,’orἢēG2228to sayG3004, ‘GetἔγειρεegeireG1453up, and walkπεριπάτει;peripateiG4043’?

6But soἵναinaG2443that you may knowG3609thatthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on earthγῆςgēsG1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266”--thenτότεtoteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to theparalyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885,“GetἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up, pickἆρόνaronG142up your bedκλίνηνklinēnG2825and goὕπαγεhupageG5217homeοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

7And he gotἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up andwentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565homeοἶκονoikonG3624.

8But when the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793sawG3708this, they wereawestruckἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399, andglorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316,who had givenδόνταdontaG1325suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

9As JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentπαράγωνparagōnG3855on from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,He sawG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444calledλεγόμενον,legomenonG3004MatthewG3102,sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521in the taxτελώνιον,telōnionG5058collector’sG5058boothG5058;and He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me!”And he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190Him.

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