Luke 5:18

Luke 5:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
• New International Version (NIV)Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him.

Context of Luke 5:18

16But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. 17One day while Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of religious law were sitting nearby. (It seemed that these men showed up from every village in all Galilee and Judea, as well as from Jerusalem.) And the Lord’s healing power was strongly with Jesus. Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus, 19but they couldn’t reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus. 20Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.”

Luke 5:18 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες φέροντες ἐπὶ κλίνης ἄνθρωπον ὃς ἦν παραλελυμένος, καὶ ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν εἰσενεγκεῖν καὶ θεῖναι αὐτὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• broughtφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a bedκλίνηklinē · bedG2825
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• taken with a palsyπαραλύωparaluō · to paralyzeG3886
• they soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• to bringεἰσφέρωeispherō · to bring inG1533
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to layτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• beforeἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799

Cross-references for Luke 5:18

• Matthew 9:2Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.”
• Mark 2:3four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat.
• John 5:5One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.
• Acts 9:33There he met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

Commentaries on Luke 5:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18A man - taken with a palsy - See this case described on Matthew 9:1; (note), etc., and Mark 2:1; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:1-7. Luke 5:17 On a certain day - The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Matthew 9:1 it seems it was at Capernaum. Luke 5:19 The tiling - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-7.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 How many are there in our assemblies, where the gospel is preached, who do not sit under the word, but sit by! It is to them as a tale that is told them, not as a message that is sent to them. Observe the duties taught and recommended to us by the history of the paralytic. In applying to Christ, we must be very pressing and urgent; that is an evidence of faith, and is very pleasing to Christ, and prevailing with him. Give us, Lord, the same…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-26The healing of the paralyzed man began the conflicts between Jesus and the religious leaders that continued through his public ministry until his crucifixion in Jerusalem.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 5:18

• Faith
• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Bed
• Deep
• Draught
• Follow
• Perish
• Tiling
• Toil
• Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead
• Forgiveness
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Luke 5

• 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