New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 5:7-26

7soG5620they signaledκατένευσανkateneusanG2656to their partnersμετόχοιςmetochoisG3353in the otherἑτέρῳheterōG2087boatπλοίῳploiōG4143to comeἐλθόνταςelthontasG2064and helpσυλλαβέσθαιsullabesthaiG4815them. And they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064and filledG4092bothἀμφότεραamphoteraG297of the boatsπλοῖαploiaG4143,toG5620theG5620pointG5620thatG5620they were sinkingβυθίζεσθαιbuthizesthaiG1036.

8But when SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074sawG3708this,he fellG4363downG4363at Jesus’ἸησοῦIēsouG2424kneesγόνασινgonasinG1119,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “GoG1831awayG1831from me, Lordκύριε.kurieG2962,for I amεἰμι,eimiG1510a sinfulἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosG268manἀνὴρanērG435!”

9For amazementθάμβοςthambosG2285had seizedπεριέσχενperieschenG4023him and allπάνταςpantasG3956his companionsσὺνsunG3588 G4862becauseἐπὶepiG1909of the catchἄγρᾳagraG61of fishἰχθύωνichthuōnG2486whichὧνhōnG3739they had takenσυνέλαβον,sunelabonG4815;

10and likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532wereJamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίου,ZebedaiouG2199,whoοἳhoiG3739were partnersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844with SimonΣίμωνι.SimōniG4613.And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613, “Do not fearφοβοῦ·phobouG5399;from nowνῦνnunG3568on you will becatchingζωγρῶν.zōgrōnG2221peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444.”

11When they had broughtκαταγαγόντεςkatagagontesG2609their boatsπλοῖαploiaG4143to landγῆν,gēnG1093,they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863everythingπάνταpantaG3956and followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him.

12WhileG1722He was in oneμιᾷmiaG1520of the citiesπόλεωνpoleōnG4172,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, there wasa manἀνὴρanērG435coveredπλήρηςplērēsG4134with leprosyλέπρας·leprasG3014;and when he sawG3708JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,he fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098on his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383and beggedἐδεήθηedeēthēG1189Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifἐὰνeanG1437You are willingθέλῃς,thelēsG2309,You canδύνασαίdunasaiG1410makeG2511me cleanG2511.”

13And He reachedG1614outG1614with His handχεῖραcheiraG5495and touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“I amG2309willingθέλω,thelōG2309;be cleansedκαθαρίσθητι.katharisthētiG2511.”And immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the leprosyλέπραlepraG3014leftἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565him.

14And He orderedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853him to tellG3004noG3367oneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367, saying,“But goἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andshowδεῖξονdeixonG1166yourselfG4572to the priestἱερεῖhi'ereiG2409,and makeG4374anG4374offeringπροσένεγκεprosenegkeG4374for your cleansingκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512,justG2531asG2531MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475commandedπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367,as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to them.”

15Butthe newsλόγοςlogosG3056aboutπερὶperiG4012Him was spreadingΔιήρχετοDiērchetoG1330evenfartherμᾶλλονmallonG3123,and largeπολλοὶpolloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were gatheringσυνήρχοντοsunērchontoG4905to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191Himand to be healedθεραπεύεσθαιtherapeuesthaiG2323of their sicknessesἀσθενειῶνastheneiōnG769.

16But JesusHimselfαὐτὸςautosG846would oftenslipG5298awayG5298to thewildernessἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048andprayπροσευχόμενος.¶proseuchomenosG4336.

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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