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Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Mark 2:10

In 9 translations

BSB
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
KJV
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
WEB
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic—
ASV
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy),
LSV
And that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins—(He says to the paralytic)—
YLT
'And, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on the earth to forgive sins — (he saith to the paralytic) —
DBY
But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he says to the paralytic,
DRC
But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
GNV
But that ye may knowe, that the Sonne of man hath authoritie in earth to forgiue sinnes, (he sayde vnto the sicke of the palsie.)

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Word order: SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles place ἀφιέναι elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἁμαρτίας elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας. Tregelles read ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας; Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀφιέναι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἁμαρτίας.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἵνα δὲ εἰδῆτε ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας— λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ·
RP2018
Ἵνα δὲ εἰδῆτε ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀφιέναι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἁμαρτίας- λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ-
TR-Boyd
Ἵνα δὲ εἰδῆτε ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀφιέναι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἁμαρτίας — λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ —
SCR1894
ινα δε ειδητε οτι εξουσιαν εχει ο υιος του ανθρωπου αφιεναι επι της γης αμαρτιας λεγει τω παραλυτικω

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  • Daniel 7:13–14In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. And He was given dominion, glory, and…
  • Matthew 9:6–8But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.” And the man got up and went home. When the crowds saw…
  • Acts 5:31God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
  • John 5:20–27The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these. For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom…
  • Matthew 16:13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
  • 1 Timothy 1:13–16I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in…

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