Mark 2:5

And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic: My son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And as they could not come near him on account of the crowd, they ascended to the roof, and removed the covering of the place where Jesus was, and let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.

6And there were some Scribes and Pharisees there, who sat and reasoned in their hearts:

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Cross References

Matthew 9:2And they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus saw their faith, and said to the paralytic: Take courage, my son; thy sins are forgiven thee.

Mark 2:9Which is the easier, to say to a paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk?

Luke 5:20And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Matthew Henry on Mark 2:2-13

The Healing of a Paralytic. 1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. 3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let… Read the whole commentary →

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