LUKE 5:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Yeshua was teaching one day, and some from the Pharisee party and some religious teachers were sitting there listening. They had come from villages all around Galilee and Yudea, and also from Yerushalem, and the power of Yahweh was there enabling Yeshua to heal people.

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ULT And it happened on one of those days that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and law teachers sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, and power of the Lord was upon him to heal.

UST One day when Jesus was teaching, some men from the Pharisee sect and some expert teachers of the Jewish law were sitting nearby. They had come from many villages in the district of Galilee and also from Jerusalem and other cities in the province of Judea. At that same time, the Lord was giving Jesus the power to heal people.

BSB One day [Jesus] was teaching, and [the] Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting [there]. [People] had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and [the] power of [the] Lord was [present] for Him to heal [the sick].

BLB And it came to pass on one of the days that He was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were there sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and of Judea, and of Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there for Him to heal.

AICNT And it happened {on one of the days, and[fn] he was teaching, and there were [sitting][fn] Pharisees and teachers of the law who}[fn] had come from every village of Galilee and Judea [and Jerusalem][fn] {; and the power of the Lord was present for him to heal}.[fn]

5:17, and: Or “also.”

5:17, sitting: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(e)

5:17, on one of the days...: Some manuscripts read “one day, while he was teaching, the Pharisees and teachers of the law gathered.” D(05) Latin(e)

5:17 , and Jerusalem: Absent from D(05).

5:17, and the power of the Lord was present: Some manuscripts read “to be healed.” D(05)

OEB On one of those days, when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and Doctors of the Law were sitting near by. (They had come from all the villages in Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was on Jesus, so that he could work cures.)

WEBBE On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.

WMBB On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Torah sitting by who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.

NET Now on one of those days, while he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting nearby (who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem), and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

LSV And it came to pass, on one of the days, that He was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the LORD was—to heal them.

FBV One day when Jesus was teaching, the Pharisees and religious teachers who had come from all over Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem were sitting there. The power of the Lord to heal was with him so he could heal.

TCNT On one of those days, as he was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was present [fn]to heal the people.

5:17 to heal the people 98.4% ¦ for him to heal CT 0.9%

T4T One day when Jesus was teaching, some men from the Pharisee sect were sitting there. Some of them were men who taught the Jewish laws. They had come from many [HYP] villages in Galilee district and also from Jerusalem and from other villages in Judea district. At that time while God was giving Jesus power to heal people,

LEB ¶ And it happened that on one of the days as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who _⌊had come_⌋[fn] from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was there in order for him to heal.

5:17 Literally “were having come”

BBE And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

Moff One day he was teaching, and near him sat Pharisees and doctors of the Law who had come from every village of Galilee and Judaea as well as from Jerusalem. Now the power of the Lord was present for the work of healing.

Wymth One day He was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village in Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present for Him to cure people.

ASV And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judæa and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

DRA And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them.

YLT And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was — to heal them.

Drby And it came to pass on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and [out of] Jerusalem; and [the] Lord's power was [there] to heal them.

RV And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.
(And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every village of Galilee and Yudea and Yerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal. )

SLT And it was in one of the days, and he was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was for healing them.

Wbstr And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

KJB-1769 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
(And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Yudea, and Yerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. )

KJB-1611 And it came to passe on a certaine day, as hee was teaching, that there were Pharisees and Doctours of the Law sitting by, which were come out of euery towne of Galilee, and Iudea, and Hierusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heale them.
(And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and Doctours of the Law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Yudea, and Yerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.)

Bshps And it came to passe, on a certayne day, as he was teachyng, that there were pharisees & doctours of the lawe, sittyng by, which were come out of all the townes of Galilee and Iurie, and Hierusalem: And the power of the Lorde was present, to heale them.
(And it came to pass, on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctours of the law, sitting by, which were come out of all the towns of Galilee and Yury/Yudea, and Yerusalem: And the power of the Lord was present, to heal them.)

Gnva And it came to passe, on a certaine day, as he was teaching, that the Pharises and doctours of the Law sate by, which were come out of euery towne of Galile, and Iudea, and Hierusalem, and the power of the Lord was in him to heale them.
(And it came to pass, on a certain day, as he was teaching, that the Pharisees and doctours of the Law sat by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Yudea, and Yerusalem, and the power of the Lord was in him to heal them. )

Cvdl And it fortuned vpo a daye, yt he taught, and there sat ye Pharises and scrybes, which were come out of all the townes of Galile, and Iewry, and fro Ierusale, and the power of the LORDE wete fro him, & healed euery man.
(And it fortuned upon a day, it he taught, and there sat ye/you_all Pharisees and scribes, which were come out of all the towns of Galilee, and Yewry, and from Yerusalem, and the power of the LORD went from him, and healed every man.)

TNT And it happened on a certayne daye that he taught: and ther sate the pharises: and docturs of lawe which were come out of all the tounes of Galile Iurie and Hierusalem. And the power of the Lorde was to heale them.
(And it happened on a certain day that he taught: and there sat the Pharisees: and docturs of law which were come out of all the towns of Galilee Yury/Yudea and Yerusalem. And the power of the Lord was to heal them. )

Wycl And it was don in oon of the daies, he sat, and tauyte; and there weren Farisees sittynge, and doctouris of the lawe, that camen of eche castel of Galilee, and of Judee, and of Jerusalem; and the vertu of the Lord was to heele sike men.
(And it was done in one of the days, he sat, and taught; and there were Pharisees sitting, and doctouris of the law, that came of each castel of Galilee, and of Yudea, and of Yerusalem; and the virtue of the Lord was to heel sike men.)

Luth Und es begab, sich auf einen Tag, daß er lehrete, und saßen da die Pharisäer und Schriftgelehrten, die da kommen waren aus allen Märkten in Galiläa und Judäa und von Jerusalem. Und die Kraft des HErr’s ging von ihm und half jedermann.
(And it begab, itself/yourself/themselves on/in/to a day, that he taught, and sat there the Pharisees and scribes, the there coming were out_of all/everyone marketplacesn in Galilee and Yudäa and from Yerusalem. And the strength/power the LORD’s went from him and helped/assisted anyone.)

ClVg Et factum est in una dierum, et ipse sedebat docens. Et erant pharisæi sedentes, et legis doctores, qui venerant ex omni castello Galilææ, et Judææ, et Jerusalem: et virtus Domini erat ad sanandum eos.[fn]
(And done it_is in/into/on together days, and exactly_that/himself was_sitting teaching. And they_were Pharisees sittings, and law teachers, who/which they_came from all purelyllo Galilee, and Yudahæ, and Yerusalem: and virtue Master was to healthyndum them. )

5.17 Et factum est. etc., ID. Ubi sedens docuerit Lucas breviandi gratia præteriit, etc., usque ad quam non nascendo, sed virtutibus illustrando suam fecerat. Et erant. AMBR. Inter cæterorum remedia debilium, convenientibus, etc., usque ad actuumque nostrorum clauda vestigia verbi cœlestis remedio reformentur.

5.17 And done it_is. etc., ID. Where sitting docuerit Lucas shortlyandi grace passed, etc., until to how not/no nascendo, but virtues illustrando his_own had_done. And they_were. AMBR. Inter otherwiserum remedia debilium, concoming, etc., until to actuumque of_ours clauda footsteps words heavenly remedio reformentur.

UGNT καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ἡμερῶν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διδάσκων, καὶ ἦσαν καθήμενοι Φαρισαῖοι καὶ νομοδιδάσκαλοι, οἳ ἦσαν ἐληλυθότες ἐκ πάσης κώμης τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ Ἰουδαίας, καὶ Ἰερουσαλήμ. καὶ δύναμις Κυρίου ἦν εἰς τὸ ἰᾶσθαι αὐτόν.
(kai egeneto en mia tōn haʸmerōn, kai autos aʸn didaskōn, kai aʸsan kathaʸmenoi Farisaioi kai nomodidaskaloi, hoi aʸsan elaʸluthotes ek pasaʸs kōmaʸs taʸs Galilaias, kai Youdaias, kai Ierousalaʸm. kai dunamis Kuriou aʸn eis to iasthai auton.)

SBL-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ἡμερῶν καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διδάσκων, καὶ ἦσαν καθήμενοι Φαρισαῖοι καὶ νομοδιδάσκαλοι οἳ ἦσαν ἐληλυθότες ἐκ πάσης κώμης τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ Ἰουδαίας καὶ Ἰερουσαλήμ· καὶ δύναμις κυρίου ἦν εἰς τὸ ἰᾶσθαι ⸀αὐτόν.
(Kai egeneto en mia tōn haʸmerōn kai autos aʸn didaskōn, kai aʸsan kathaʸmenoi Farisaioi kai nomodidaskaloi hoi aʸsan elaʸluthotes ek pasaʸs kōmaʸs taʸs Galilaias kai Youdaias kai Ierousalaʸm; kai dunamis kuriou aʸn eis to iasthai ⸀auton.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ἡμερῶν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διδάσκων· καὶ ἦσαν καθήμενοι Φαρισαῖοι καὶ νομοδιδάσκαλοι, οἳ ἦσαν ἐληλυθότες ἐκ πάσης κώμης τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ Ἰουδαίας καὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ δύναμις κυρίου ἦν εἰς τὸ ἰᾶσθαι αὐτούς.
(Kai egeneto en mia tōn haʸmerōn, kai autos aʸn didaskōn; kai aʸsan kathaʸmenoi Farisaioi kai nomodidaskaloi, hoi aʸsan elaʸluthotes ek pasaʸs kōmaʸs taʸs Galilaias kai Youdaias kai Hierousalaʸm; kai dunamis kuriou aʸn eis to iasthai autous.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ἡμερῶν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διδάσκων· καὶ ἦσαν καθήμενοι Φαρισαῖοι καὶ νομοδιδάσκαλοι, οἳ ἦσαν ἐληλυθότες ἐκ πάσης κώμης τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ Ἰουδαίας καὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ δύναμις Κυρίου ἦν εἰς τὸ ἰᾶσθαι [fn]αὐτούς.
(Kai egeneto en mia tōn haʸmerōn, kai autos aʸn didaskōn; kai aʸsan kathaʸmenoi Farisaioi kai nomodidaskaloi, hoi aʸsan elaʸluthotes ek pasaʸs kōmaʸs taʸs Galilaias kai Youdaias kai Hierousalaʸm; kai dunamis Kuriou aʸn eis to iasthai autous. )

5:17 αυτους 98.4% ¦ αυτον CT 0.9%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:17–26: Jesus healed a paralyzed man

In this section, Luke focused on Jesus’ authority. Jesus used his authority from God to forgive the paralyzed man’s sins. The religious leaders questioned that authority. Jesus proved his authority to forgive sin when he healed the paralyzed man.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Jesus showed that he had authority to forgive sins

Jesus forgave the sins of a paralyzed man and healed him

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 9:1–8 and Mark 2:1–12.

5:17a

One day Jesus was teaching,

¶ One day about that time Jesus was teaching the people.
¶ On one occasion during that time Jesus was in a house teaching the word/message from God.

One day: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as One day is literally: “On one of the days.” It introduces a new event and indicates that it happened sometime during the same period of time as the preceding events.We have chosen to go against the majority of English versions, which translate this merely as “one day.” “One day” would indicate no necessary connection between this event and the previous events. But in Mark we have basically the same ordering of events: the healing of Simon’s mother-in-law, the healing of the leper, the healing of the paralytic (which Mark identifies as taking place “a few days after” the healing of the leper; Mark 2:1), the call of Levi, and the question about fasting. Matthew’s order of events differs considerably from Mark and Luke. Yet even in Matthew the healing of the Simon’s mother-in-law and the healing of the leper precede the healing of the paralytic in close proximity. And the call of Levi (Matthew) and the question about fasting immediately follow. It seems right to understand Luke’s expression to indicate a connection of the events, even if a vague one. (The same expression and same relationship of events also occur at 8:22 and 20:1.) Some ways to translate this are:

At about that time

One day around that time

On one of those days (RSV)

Jesus was teaching: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Jesus here is the pronoun “he.” It refers to Jesus. Introduce him in this section in a natural way in your language.

was teaching: It may be necessary to make explicit what Jesus was teaching and to whom he was speaking. For example:

as Jesus was teaching the word of God to the people

It is clear from the verses that follow that Jesus was teaching inside a house. In some languages it may be more natural to include where Jesus was in this verse. For example, you could say:

as he was teaching in a house

5:17b

and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea,

Some Pharisees and teachers of the Law had come from every town in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. They were sitting there.
Some Pharisees and some experts in the law were there listening. They had come from villages all over the regions of Galilee and Judea, and also from the city of Jerusalem.

the Pharisees: The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group or party. It was very important to them to obey all of the Jewish religious laws carefully and in detail. Here are some ways to translate this word:

Transliterate the word Pharisees according to the sounds of your language and indicate that it refers to a group of people. For example:
Farisi members
Parise adherents
Transliterate the word Pharisees and indicate that it refers to a group of people with certain beliefs. For example:
people belonging to the Farise religious sect/group
members of the Jewish group called the Farasi

See Pharisee, sense A, in KBT. You may also want to include an explanation of Pharisees in the glossary of your translation.

teachers of the law: The teachers of the law were scholars who studied, taught, and interpreted the law of Moses, as well as related Jewish laws and traditions. Most teachers of the law were Pharisees, but not all Pharisees were teachers of the law. Some ways to translate this term are:

experts in the Law of Moses (CEV)

teachers of religious law (NLT)

experts on the law

See teacher of the law in the Glossary.

were sitting there: The phrase were sitting there means “were present.” The emphasis is on the fact that the religious leaders were there listening rather than on their posture. For example:

were present (GW)

were there (NCV)

from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea: Galilee and Judea are regions or provinces. Jerusalem is a city in Judea. Some ways to translate this are:

from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem (CEV)

from every village in all Galilee and Judea, as well as from Jerusalem (NLT)

from every village of Galilee and Judea: The phrase from every village of Galilee and Judea is a figure of speech called a hyperbole. Luke did not literally mean every single village. He meant that these religious leaders had come from many different villages in Israel. If your readers would tend to understand every village literally, some ways to translate this are:

from many villages of Galilee and Judea

from villages all over Galilee and Judea

5:17c

and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.

The power of the Lord was with him to heal sick people.
God had given Jesus the power to heal the sick. (CEV)

and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick: The clause and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick indicates that God’s power was with Jesus. This power enabled Jesus to prove that he was God by healing sick people.

Some ways to translate this are:

The Lord was giving Jesus the power to heal people. (NCV)

God had given Jesus the power to heal the sick (CEV)

the Lord: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Lord means “master” or “one who has authority over others.” In this context the Lord refers to God. Other ways to translate Lord are:

Master/Chief

Ruler

In some languages, people may not naturally use a word that means “master” to refer to God. If speakers of your language do not understand that your word for “Lord” refers to God in this context, here are other ways to translate it:

Use your word for God.
Use your word for God and indicate that he is the Lord. For example:
God the Lord
Master God

If you include the word for God in your translation of Lord, you may want to include a footnote to give the literal Greek meaning. For example:

Here the Greek text is literally “Lord.”

See Lord, Context 2, in the Glossary.

Parallel LUKE 5:17

Section 5:17–26: Jesus healed a paralyzed man

5:17a

5:17b

5:17c