MARK 2:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) And so many people turned up there that there wasn’t any room left—not even in the doorway. Inside, Yeshua was explaining the Scriptures to them.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And many were gathered, so that it could no longer receive, not even the areas at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.

UST So, very many people assembled there. There were so many of them that there was no room for them inside the house or even outside the door. Jesus preached the good news to them.

BSB they gathered in such large numbers that [there was] no more room, not even outside the door, [as Jesus] spoke the word to them.

BLB And many were gathered together, so as to have no more space, not even at the door. And He was speaking the word to them.

AICNT And [[immediately]][fn] many gathered, so that there was no longer room, not even at the door, and he spoke the word to them.

2:2, immediately: Some manuscripts include. This is a recurring variation throughout Mark

OEB and so many people collected together, that after a while there was no room for them even round the door; and he began to tell them his message.

WEBBE Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by the door, and he preached the word to them.

LSV and immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door, and He was speaking to them the word.

FBV So many people crowded inside the house that it was packed, even outside the door, as Jesus told them the message.[fn]

2:2 Literally, “the word,” here used for the first time to mean the message of God's good news.

TCNT [fn]Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.

2:2 Immediately many ¦ Many CT

T4T many people gathered there. As a result, after the people filled the house, there was no longer space to stand in the house or outside around the doorway. Jesus preached God’s message to them.

LEB And many had gathered, so that there was no longer room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.

BBE And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.

Moff and a large number at once gathered, till there was no more room for them, not even at the door. He was speaking the word to them,

Wymth and such numbers of people came together that there was no longer room for them even round the door. He was speaking His Message to them,

ASV And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them.

DRA And it was heard that he was in the house, and many came together, so that there was no room; no, not even at the door; and he spoke to them the word.

YLT and immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door, and he was speaking to them the word.

Drby and straightway many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door; and he spoke the word to them.

RV And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them.

SLT And quickly many were gathered together, so as no more to have room, neither at the door: and he spake the word to them.

Wbstr And forthwith many were assembled, so that there was no room to receive them , no not so much as about the door: and he preached the word to them.

KJB-1769 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

KJB-1611 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no roome to receiue them, no not so much as about the doore: and he preached the word vnto them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And anone many were gathered together, in somuch that nowe there was no rowme to receaue them, no, not so muche as about the dore: and he preached the word vnto them.
(And anon/immediately many were gathered together, in somuch that now there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.)

Gnva And anon, many gathered together, in so much that the places about the doore coulde not receiue any more and he preached the word vnto them.
(And anon, many gathered together, in so much that the places about the door could not receive anymore and he preached the word unto them. )

Cvdl And immediatly there was gathered a greate multitude, in so moch that they had no rowme, no not without before the dore. And he spake the worde vnto the.
(And immediately there was gathered a great multitude, in so much that they had no room, no not without before the door. And he spake the word unto them.)

TNT And anone many gadered to geder in so moche that now there was no roume to receave them: no not so moche as about the dore. And he preached the worde vnto them.
(And anon/immediately many gathered together in so much that now there was no room to receive them: no not so much as about the door. And he preached the word unto them. )

Wycl And it was herd, that he was in an hous, and many camen to gidir, so that thei miyten not be in the hous, ne at the yate. And he spak to hem the word.
(And it was heard, that he was in an house, and many came together, so that they might not be in the house, nor at the gate. And he spake to hem the word.)

Luth Und alsbald versammelten sich viele, also daß sie nicht Raum hatten, auch draußen vor der Tür. Und er sagte ihnen das Wort.
(And soon assembled itself/yourself/themselves many, also that they/she/them not space had, also outside before/in_front_of the/of_the Tür. And he said to_them the word.)

ClVg et auditum est quod in domo esset, et convenerunt multi, ita ut non caperet neque ad januam, et loquebatur eis verbum.[fn]
(and hearing it_is that in/into/on at_home was, and they_met multi, so/thus as not/no to_catcht nor to door, and spoke to_them the_word/saying. )

2.2 Ita ut non caperet, etc. BEDA. Prædicante Domino, in domo non capiuntur, neque ad januam: quia prædicante in Judæa Christo gentiles ad audiendum nondum intrare voluerunt, ad quos tamen (etsi foris positos) doctrinæ suæ verba direxit per prædicatores suos.

2.2 Ita as not/no to_catcht, etc. BEDA. Prædicante Master, in/into/on at_home not/no capiuntur, nor to door: because preaching in/into/on Yudea to_Christ/Messiah Gentiles to to_be_heard not_yet to_enter they_wanted, to which nevertheless (etsi outside placed) doctrines his/her_own words directed through preachers his_own.

UGNT καὶ συνήχθησαν πολλοὶ, ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν, μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν, καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον.
(kai sunaʸⱪthaʸsan polloi, hōste maʸketi ⱪōrein, maʸde ta pros taʸn thuran, kai elalei autois ton logon.)

SBL-GNT ⸀καὶ συνήχθησαν πολλοὶ ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν, καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον.
(⸀kai sunaʸⱪthaʸsan polloi hōste maʸketi ⱪōrein maʸde ta pros taʸn thuran, kai elalei autois ton logon.)

RP-GNT Καὶ εὐθέως συνήχθησαν πολλοί, ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν· καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον.
(Kai eutheōs sunaʸⱪthaʸsan polloi, hōste maʸketi ⱪōrein maʸde ta pros taʸn thuran; kai elalei autois ton logon.)

TC-GNT Καὶ [fn]εὐθέως συνήχθησαν πολλοί, ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν· καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον.
(Kai eutheōs sunaʸⱪthaʸsan polloi, hōste maʸketi ⱪōrein maʸde ta pros taʸn thuran; kai elalei autois ton logon. )

2:2 ευθεως ¦ — CT

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–12: Jesus healed a paralyzed man and forgave his sins

In this section, some people brought a paralyzed man to Jesus. They hoped that Jesus would heal him. First, Jesus told the man that his sins were forgiven. Then Jesus proved that God had given him authority to both heal and forgive sins by healing the paralyzed man.

When Jesus said, “your sins,” he was referring to the sins that the man had done in his life. He was not implying that the man had offended him personally. The Jews thought that only God could forgive all of the sins that a person had done. They were offended that Jesus also claimed to have that authority.

You should translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus showed that he has authority to forgive people’s sins

Jesus healed a paralyzed man

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 9:1–8 and Luke 5:17–26.

2:2a

they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room,

So many people came into the house where he was that there was no space left for anyone else,
As a result, many people crowded into the house and no one else could find a place in it.
and a large crowd came to him and filled the whole house where he was.

they gathered in such large numbers that: The phrase they gathered in such large numbers that here means “large numbers of people came to the house, and as a result….”

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

Many people gathered together and so…

such a crowd collected that… (REB)

there was no more room: The phrase there was no more room indicates that there were so many people in the house that no one else could enter. There was no space left for people to sit or stand inside the house. In some languages it may be more natural to express this idea in a positive way. For example:

the house was full of people

2:2b

not even outside the door,

not even near/outside the house around the door.
No one else could even get near the door.

not even outside the door: The phrase not even outside the door indicates that people were crowding around the entry to the house. There was no space in the area outside the door for more people to stand. If you used a positive expression for the previous phrase, you may need to express this phrase positively as well. For example:

Even the area outside the doorway was full of people.

2:2c

as Jesus spoke the word to them.

While Jesus was proclaiming God’s word to the people,
Meanwhile, Jesus was telling the people God’s message.

This part of the verse tells what Jesus was doing while the people were gathering.

spoke the word: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as spoke the word is literally “was speaking the word.” The phrase the word refers to God’s word or to God’s message. Jesus told the people what God wanted him to tell them.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

taught God’s word

made known God’s message

to them: The pronoun them refers to the people who were in the house and around the house.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Jesus was speaking [God’s] Word to them (GW)

Jesus was teaching them God’s message (NCV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πολλοὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί συνήχθησαν πολλοί ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν μηδέ τά πρός τήν θύραν καί ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τόν λόγον)

Mark is using the adjective many as a noun to mean many people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [many men and women]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

συνήχθησαν

˓were˒_gathered_together

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [gathered] or [came together]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

μηκέτι χωρεῖν

no_longer ˓to_be˒_having_room

Here, the clause it could no longer receive means that the house was so full that no one else could fit inside. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [there was no space left] or [no one else could fit]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν

Here Mark means that there were so many people even outside the house that no one could get near the door. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [and no one could even get to the door] or [and there was no space even at the door into the house]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον

Mark is using the term word to mean the gospel, that Jesus preached using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the gospel]

Parallel MARK 2:2

Section 2:1–12: Jesus healed a paralyzed man and forgave his sins

2:2a

2:2b

2:2c