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 paralyzed man, carried by four men. 4When they couldn’t get near Yeshua because of the crowd, they removed the roof where He was. After digging through, they lowered the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying. Yeshua, seeing their faith, said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6But some of the Torah scholars were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7“Why does this fellow speak like this? He blasphemes! Who can pardon 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 22:12Then He said, “Do not reach out your hand against the young man—do nothing to him at all. For now I know that you are one who fears God—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 arrived and saw the grace of God, he was thrilled. He encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with heartfelt devotion.
• Acts 14:9This man heard Paul speaking. When Paul looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed,
• Ephesians 2:8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not from yourselves—it is the gift of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadiness of hope in our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
• 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 paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, and take your mat and walk’?
• Isaiah 53:11As a result of the anguish of His soul He will see it and be satisfied by His knowledge. The Righteous One, My Servant will make many righteous and He will bear their iniquities.
• Matthew 9:2Just then, some people brought to Him a paralyzed man lying on a cot. And seeing their faith, Yeshua said to the paralyzed man, “Take courage, son! Your sins are forgiven.”
• Luke 5:20When He saw their faith, He said, “Man, your sins are forgiven.”
• Luke 7:47For this reason I tell you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven—for she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.
• Acts 5:31This One God exalted at His right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and removal of sins.
• 2 Corinthians 2:10Now anyone you forgive, I also forgive. For indeed, what I have forgiven (if I have forgiven anything), I did it for you in the presence of Messiah,
• Colossians 3:13bearing with one another and forgiving each other, if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord pardoned you, so also you must pardon others.
• Mark 5:34And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in shalom and be healed from 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