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Luke 5:18

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.

KJV

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

Greek NT

Et ecce viri portantes in lecto hominem, qui erat paralyticus : et quærebant eum inferre, et ponere ante eum.

Vulgate

And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

ASV

And behold, men brought in a bed a man who had the palsy: and they sought means to bring him in and to lay him before him.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰσφέρω
eisphero
verb · 8×
ζητέω
zeteo
verb · 117×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κλίνη
kline
noun · 8×
παραλύω
paraluo
verb · 5×
τίθημι
tithemi
verb · 99×
φέρω
phero
verb · 68×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐνώπιον
enopion
preposition · 93×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: θεῖναι | Treg/RP: θεῖναι | WH/NIV: + αὐτὸν
  • θεῖναιSBLGNT
  • θεῖναιTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
  • + αὐτὸνWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Mark 2:1 — And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
  • Mark 2:3 — And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
  • Mark 2:3 — And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
  • Matt 9:2 — And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
  • Matt 9:2 — And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.