Mark 2:5

Mark 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

Context of Mark 2:5

3Some people came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. 4When they were not able to bring him in because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus. Then, after tearing it out, they lowered the stretcher the paralytic was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6Now some of the experts in the law were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds: 7“Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

Mark 2:5 word by word

καὶ ἰδὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ· τέκνον, ἀφίενταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαιRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto the sick of the palsyπαραλυτικόςparalutikos · paralyticG3885
• Sonτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• be forgivenἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863
• ·δέde · thenG1161

Cross-references for Mark 2:5

• Genesis 22:12“Do not harm the boy!” the angel said. “Do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me.”
• John 2:25He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
• Acts 11:23When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
• Acts 14:9This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul stared intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,
• Ephesians 2:8For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• James 2:18But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works.
• Mark 2:9Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and walk’?
• Isaiah 53:11Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. “My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.
• Matthew 9:2Just then some people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Have courage, son! Your sins are forgiven.”
• Luke 5:20When Jesus saw their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
• Luke 7:47Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”
• Acts 5:31God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
• 2 Corinthians 2:10If you forgive anyone for anything, I also forgive him – for indeed what I have forgiven (if I have forgiven anything) I did so for you in the presence of Christ,
• Colossians 3:13bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
• Mark 5:34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”

Commentaries on Mark 2:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 See this miracle explained in Matthew 9:2-8. Palsy - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. Borne of four - Carried upon a couch Matthew 9:2 by four men. Mark 2:4 The press - The crowd, the multitude of people. Jesus was probably in the large open area or hall in the center of the house. See the notes at Matthew 9:2. The people pressed into the area, and blocked up the door so that they could not have access to him. They uncovered the roof where he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Jesus saw the faith of the paralytic and the four men who brought him. your sins are forgiven: Those listening understood the words of Jesus as a claim to having the same authority as God (see 2:6–10; Luke 7:48–49).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. When Jesus saw their faith--It is remarkable that all the three narratives call it "their faith" which Jesus saw. That the patient himself had faith, we know from the proclamation of his forgiveness, which Jesus made before all; and we should have been apt to conclude that his four friends bore him to Jesus merely out of benevolent compliance with the urgent entreaties of the poor sufferer. But here we learn, not only that his bearers had the same…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 2:5

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Blaspheme
• Blasphemy
• Forgiveness of sin
• Palsy
• Press
• Child; Children
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Forgiveness

Commentaries on Mark 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings