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Symptom of an organic disease of the central nervous system affecting the temporary or permanent loss of sensation and/or voluntary muscle control. This degenerative condition was usually incurable. A few cases of paralysis (palsy) are mentioned in the NT, all of which occur in connection with Christ’s healing ministry.

Paralytics were included in the group of ailing people seeking Jesus’ healing in Galilee (Mt 4:24), numbered among the sick at Bethesda in Jerusalem (Jn 5:3), and represented among those cured by Philip in Samaria (Acts 8:7). The paralyzed servant of the centurion was described by Luke as very sick and at the point of death (Lk 7:2). This man was probably victimized by an often fatal form of paralysis that begins in the legs and spreads rapidly upward through the rest of the body. The paralytic at Capernaum was most likely ailing from paraplegia, a paralysis of the lower half of the body (Mt 9:2, 6 OET MAT 9:2 · OET MAT 9:6; Mk 2:3-10; Lk 5:18, 24 OET LUK 5:18 · OET LUK 5:24). This disease may have been brought on by an injury at birth or by damage to the spinal cord. Perhaps Aeneas, whom Peter healed at Lydda, also suffered from paraplegia (Acts 9:33).

Show passage in OET: MAT 4:24

OET-RV MAT 4:24

24 and the news about this went all the way up to Aram (Syria). So they brought all their sick and diseased people to him, as well as those who were suffering or demon-possessed, along with those who had seizures or were paralysed, and Yeshua healed them.

OET-LV MAT 4:24

24 And the report of _him went _away into all the Suria/(ʼArām).
And they _brought to _him all the ones sickly, having with _various diseases, and being _gripped _with with _torments, being _demon _possessed, and being _epileptic, and paralytic, and he _healed them.

Show passage in OET: JHN 5:3

OET-RV JHN 5:3

3 and a large number of sick, blind, lame, and paralysed people lie there in them.

OET-LV JHN 5:3

3 In these a_multitude of _the ones ailing, blind, lame, paralysed.
was _lying,

Show passage in OET: ACT 8:7

OET-RV ACT 8:7

7 many demon-possessed people shouted loudly as the demons left them, and many who were paralysed or lame were healed

OET-LV ACT 8:7

7 For/Because many of _the ones having unclean spirits, shouting with_a_ loud _voice, they _were _coming _out, and many having _been _paralysed and lame were _healed.

Show passage in OET: LUK 7:2

OET-RV LUK 7:2

2 A Romaios army commander there had a slave that he valued, but who was sick and expected to die.

OET-LV LUK 7:2

2 And certain slave of_a_centurion being sickly, was _going to _be _dying, who was honoured to _him.

Show passage in OET: MAT 9:2; MAT 9:6

OET-RV MAT 9:2

2 Some people there brought a paralysed man to him lying on a stretcher. And when Yeshua saw their faith, he said to the man, “Son, be encouraged. Your sins are forgiven.”

OET-RV MAT 9:6

6 But so that you’ll know that the son of humanity has the authority here on earth to forgive sins,” he said, “stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

OET-LV MAT 9:2

2 And see, they _were _bringing a_paralytic to _him having _been _laid on a_bed.
And the Yaʸsous having _seen the faith of _them, he _said to _the paralytic:
Be _having _courage, child, the sins of _you are _being _forgiven.

OET-LV MAT 9:6

6 But in _order _that you _all _may _have _known that the son of_ the _man is _having authority on the earth to _be _forgiving sins (then he _is _saying to _the paralytic):
Having _been _raised, take _up the bed of _you and be _going to the house of _you.

Show passage in OET: MRK 2:3–10

OET-RV MRK 2:3

3 Four men arrived, carrying a paralysed man to Yeshua,

OET-RV MRK 2:4

4 but because of the crowd, they were unable to get close. So they climbed up onto the flat roof, removed a section, and lowered the paralysed man lying on a pallet.

OET-RV MRK 2:5