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Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Mark 2:3

In 9 translations

BSB
Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
KJV
And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
WEB
Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.
ASV
And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four.
LSV
And they come to Him, bringing a paralytic, carried by four,
YLT
And they come unto him, bringing a paralytic, borne by four,
DBY
And there come to him [men] bringing a paralytic, borne by four;
DRC
And they came to him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four.
GNV
And there came vnto him, that brought one sicke of the palsie, borne of foure men.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include πρὸς αὐτὸν (“to Him”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place φέροντες elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Tregelles place πρὸς elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Tregelles place αὐτὸν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: φέροντες πρὸς αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read φέροντες πρὸς αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν; Tregelles read πρὸς αὐτὸν φέροντες παραλυτικὸν; Robinson–Pierpont read πρὸς αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν φέροντες.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἔρχονται φέροντες πρὸς αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων.
RP2018
Καὶ ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν, παραλυτικὸν φέροντες, αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν, παραλυτικὸν φέροντες, αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων.
SCR1894
και ερχονται προς αυτον παραλυτικον φεροντες αιρομενον υπο τεσσαρων

Who and where

◆ Healing the Man with Palsy

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 5:18–26Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus, but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat…
  • Matthew 9:1–8Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town. Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are…
  • Matthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.

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