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Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man(A)

Several days later, Jesus[a] returned to Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. Such a large crowd gathered that there wasn’t room for them, even in front of the door. Jesus[b] was speaking his message to them when some people[c] came and brought him a paralyzed man being carried by four men. Since they couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where he was. They dug through it and let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

When Jesus saw their faith, he told the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,[d] “Why does this man talk this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

At once, Jesus knew in his spirit what they were saying to themselves. “Why are you arguing about such things among yourselves?”[e] he asked them. “Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’? 10 But I want you to know[f] that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…” Then he told the paralyzed man, 11 “I say to you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!” 12 So the man[g] got up, immediately picked up his mat, and went out in front of all of them.

As a result, all of the people were amazed and began to glorify God as they kept on saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 2:1 Lit. he
  2. Mark 2:2 Lit. He
  3. Mark 2:3 Lit. they
  4. Mark 2:6 Lit. in their hearts
  5. Mark 2:8 Lit. in your hearts
  6. Mark 2:10 Lit. So that you will know
  7. Mark 2:12 Lit. he

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man(A)

17 One day, as Jesus[a] was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the Law happened to be sitting nearby. The people[b] had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was present to heal them.[c] 18 Some men were bringing a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to take him into the house[d] and place him in front of Jesus.[e] 19 When they couldn’t find a way to get him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on his stretcher through the tiles into the middle of the room,[f] right in front of Jesus. 20 When Jesus[g] saw their faith, he said, “Mister,[h] your sins are forgiven.”

21 The scribes and the Pharisees began to argue among themselves, saying, “Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

22 Because Jesus knew that they were arguing, he asked them, “Why are you arguing about this among yourselves?[i] 23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24 But so you’ll know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins….” he told the paralyzed man, “I say to you: Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home!” 25 So the man[j] immediately stood up in front of them and picked up what he had been lying on. Then he went home, praising God.

26 Amazement seized all the people, and they began to praise God. They were filled with fear[k] and declared, “We have seen wonderful things today!”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:17 Lit. he
  2. Luke 5:17 Lit. They
  3. Luke 5:17 Other mss. read was present with him to heal
  4. Luke 5:18 The Gk. lacks the house
  5. Luke 5:18 Lit. him
  6. Luke 5:19 The Gk. lacks of the room
  7. Luke 5:20 Lit. he
  8. Luke 5:20 Lit. Man
  9. Luke 5:22 Lit. in your hearts
  10. Luke 5:25 Lit. he
  11. Luke 5:26 Or awe