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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | |And suddenly men carried a bed with a paralyzed man, and they looked for a way to bring and lay him before Jesus. | + | |And suddenly men carried a stretcher with a paralyzed man, and they looked for a way to bring and lay him before Jesus. |
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| | |And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. | | |And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. |
| − | | | + | |When they could not access Jesus through the crowd, they climbed up on the roof, and lowered the stretcher to Jesus through an opening. |
| − | | | + | |κέραμος is often translated as "tiles" to avoid "through the roof," which could mean a doorway; but "tiles" means something modern today, so "through an opening" is better. |
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| | |And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. | | |And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. |
| − | | | + | |Upon seeing their faith, Jesus declared, "Sir, your sins are forgiven." |
| − | | | + | |πίστις: the English translation of "faith" captures its full original intent; modern translations use unisex "friend" for ἄνθρωπος, when "sir" is truer to the original intent. |
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| | |And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? | | |And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? |
| − | | | + | |The intellectuals began to murmur, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins other than God alone? |
| − | | | + | |The general phrase for "γραμματεύς" and "Φαρισαῖος" ("scribes and Pharisees" is most precisely translated as "intellectuals"; the context suggests that "murmur" is a better translation for "διαλογίζομαι" than "reason", which is awkward here. |
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| | |But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? | | |But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? |
| − | | | + | |Jesus, perceiving their close-mindedness, answered them, "What doubt is your hearts? |
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| | |Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? | | |Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? |
| − | | | + | |Which is easier: to say "your sins are forgiven," or to say, "stand up and walk?" |
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| | |But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. | | |But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. |
| − | | | + | |So that you may know the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, I say to you (the paralyzed man), 'Get up, and take your bed, and go home.'" |
| − | | | + | |to be unisex, the [[NASB]] avoids using "man" here and instead calls him the awkward "paralytic" |
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| | |And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. | | |And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. |
| − | | | + | |Immediately he rose before the crowd, and picked up his bed, and began walking home, to the glory of God. |
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