New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 5:17-26

17OneμιᾷmiaG1520dayἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250He was teachingδιδάσκων·didaskōnG1321, and there were somePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andteachersG3547ofG3547theG3547LawνομοδιδάσκαλοιnomodidaskaloiG3547sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521therewhoοἳhoiG3739hadcomeἐληλυθότεςelēluthotesG2064from everyπάσηςpasēsG3956villageκώμηςkōmēsG2968of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056and JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449, and fromJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419; andthe powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was presentfor Him to performG2390healingἰᾶσθαιiasthaiG2390.

18And somemenἄνδρεςandresG435werecarryingφέροντεςpherontesG5342a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444on a stretcherκλίνηςklinēsG2825whoὃςhosG3739was paralyzedπαραλελυμένος,paralelumenosG3886;and they were tryingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to bringεἰσενεγκεῖνeisenegkeinG1533him inG1533and to setG5087him downG5087in frontἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of Him.

19But when they did not findεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147anyποίαςpoiasG4169wayto bringεἰσενέγκωσινeisenegkōsinG1533him inG1533becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the crowdὄχλον,ochlonG3793,they wentG305upG305onthe roofδῶμαdōmaG1430and letG2524him downκαθῆκανkathēkanG2524throughδιὰdiaG1223the tilesκεράμωνkeramōnG2766with his stretcherκλινιδίῳklinidiōG2826,into the middleμέσονmesonG3319of the crowd,inG1715frontG1715of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

20And seeingG3708their faithπίστινpistinG4102,He saidG3004, “Friendἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,your sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφέωνταίapheōntaiG863you.”

21The scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757thinkingG1260ofG1260theG1260implicationsG1260,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manwhoὃςhosG3739speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980blasphemiesβλασφημίας;blasphēmiasG988?WhoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410forgiveἀφεῖναιapheinaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361Godθεός;¶theosG2316aloneμόνοςmonosG3441?”

22But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareἘπιγνοὺςEpignousG1921of their thoughtsδιαλογισμοὺςdialogismousG1261,respondedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are you thinkingG1260thisG1260wayG1260in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588?

23WhichτίtiG5101is easierεὐκοπώτερον,eukopōteronG2123,to sayG3004: ‘Your sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφέωνταίapheōntaiG863you,’ orἢēG2228to sayG3004, ‘GetG1453upG1453and walkπεριπάτει;peripateiG4043’?

24But soG2443thatG2443you may knowG3609that the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on earthγῆςgēsG1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266,”He saidλέγω,legōG3004to themanG3886who was paralyzedG3886,“I sayG3004to you, getG1453upG1453,and pickG142upG142your stretcherκλινίδιόνklinidionG2826,and goπορεύουporeuouG4198homeοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

25And immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916he gotG450upG450beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799them, and pickedG142upG142whatὃhoG3739he had been lyingκατέκειτο,katekeitoG2621on, and wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565homeοἶκονoikonG3624glorifyingδοξάζωνdoxazōnG1392Godθεόν.theonG2316.

26Andthey were allἅπαντας,hapantasG537struckἔλαβενelabenG2983with astonishmentἔκστασιςekstasisG1611and beganglorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316.They were alsoG2532filledG4092with fearφόβουphobouG5401,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “We have seenG3708remarkableG3861thingsG3861todayσήμερον.¶sēmeronG4594!”

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