Mark 2:5 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 2:5

When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

5 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (1107)

This is not however the paralytic, whose cure is related by John, (John 5) for he had no man with him, this one had four; he is cured in the pool of the sheep market, but this one in a house. It is the same man, however, whose cure is related by Matthew (Matt. 9) and Mark. But mystically, Christ is still in Capernaum, in the house of consolation.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Tertullian

On Baptism (220)

"Thy faith," He would say, "hath saved thee; " and, "Thy sins shall be remitted thee," on thy believing, of course, albeit thou be not yet baptized.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

When Jesus saw their faith,.... The faith of the sick man, and his friends, who seemed confident, that could they get at Christ, a cure would be wrought: the faith of the one appears in suffering himself to be brought in such a manner, under so much weakness; and with so much trouble; and of the other in bringing him, and breaking through so many difficulties to get him to Christ. He said unto the sick of the palsy, son, thy sins be forgiven thee; pointing and striking at the root of his disorder, his sins.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

This passage shows our Lord once more at Capernaum. Once more we find Him doing His accustomed work, preaching the word, and healing those that were sick. We see, in these verses, what great spiritual privileges some people enjoy, and yet make no use of them . This is a truth which is strikingly illustrated by the history of Capernaum. No city in Palestine appears to have enjoyed so much of our Lord's presence, during His earthly ministry, as did this city. It was the place where He dwelt, after He left Nazareth. (Matt. 4:13.)

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἰδὼν	idōn	having seen	G1492 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
πίστιν	pistin	faith	G4102 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	of them	G846 →
λέγει	legei	He says	G3004 →
τῷ	tō	to the	G3588 →
παραλυτικῷ·	paralutikō	paralytic;	G3885 →
τέκνον,	teknon	Son,	G5043 →
ἀφίενταί	aphientai	are forgiven	G863 →
σου	sou	of you	G4771 →
αἱ	hai	the	G3588 →
ἁμαρτίαι	hamartiai	sins	G266 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
leads to
- Romans 3:22–26
  And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
- Ephesians 2:5
  made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
- Romans 4:16
  Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who…
- John 1:12–13
  But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
- Romans 10:17
  Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Through
James 5:15
And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
leads to
- 1 John 5:14–16
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- James 5:13
  Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
- James 5:16
  Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.