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Mark 2:5

When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

KJV

καὶ ἰδὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ· τέκνον, ἀφίενταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι.

Greek NT

Cum autem vidisset Jesus fidem illorum, ait paralytico : Fili, dimittuntur tibi peccata tua.

Vulgate

And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.

ASV

And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
παραλυτικός
paralutikos
adjective · 10×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τέκνον
teknon
noun · 99×
ἀφίημι
aphiemi
verb · 143×
ἁμαρτία
amartia
noun · 173×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: καὶ ἰδὼν | WH/NIV: καὶ ἰδὼν | Treg/RP: ἰδὼν δὲ
  • καὶ ἰδὼν — SBLGNT
  • καὶ ἰδὼν — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἰδὼν δὲ — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἀφίενταί σου | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀφίενταί σου | RP: ἀφέωνταί σοι
  • ἀφίενταί σου — SBLGNT
  • ἀφίενταί σου — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἀφέωνταί σοι — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἁμαρτίαι | WH/Treg/NIV: ἁμαρτίαι | RP: + σου
  • ἁμαρτίαι — SBLGNT
  • ἁμαρτίαι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + σου — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Miracle

Historic Christian voices

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

§1421The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and bodies, who forgave the sins of the paralytic and restored him to bodily health,3 has willed that his Church continue, in the power of the Holy Spirit, his work of healing and salvation, even among her own members. This is the purpose of the two sacraments of healing: the sacrament of Penance and the sacrament of Anointing of th…
§1441Only God forgives sins.39 Since he is the Son of God, Jesus says of himself, "The Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" and exercises this divine power: "Your sins are forgiven."40 Further, by virtue of his divine authority he gives this power to men to exercise in his name.41
§1484"Individual, integral confession and absolution remain the only ordinary way for the faithful to reconcile themselves with God and the Church, unless physical or moral impossibility excuses from this kind of confession."94 There are profound reasons for this. Christ is at work in each of the sacraments. He personally addresses every sinner: "My son, your sins are forgiven."95 H…
…and 2 more from this source.
1. Paul wishing to show the great kindness of God towards man, and the Love which He had for the human race, after saying: Forasmuch then as the children were partakers of blood and flesh, He also Himself likewise took part of the same Hebrews 2:14— follows up the subject in this passage. For do not regard lightly what is spoken, nor think this merely a slight [matter], His tak…

Cross-references

  • Acts 5:31 — Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
  • Eph 2:8 — For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
  • Jas 5:15 — And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
  • Jas 5:15 — And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
  • John 5:14 — Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
  • John 5:14 — Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
  • John 20:23 — Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
  • Luke 5:20 — And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
  • Luke 5:20 — And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
  • Luke 7:47 — Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
  • Luke 7:48 — And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
  • Mark 2:9 — Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
  • 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 9:22 — But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
  • Ps 32:1 — Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
  • Ps 90:7 — For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
  • Ps 103:3 — Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;