MARK 2:5 Parallel Verse View

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2:5 Yeshua’s hearers would have taken this as a claim to be God, as they knew that only God could forgive sins.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
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 Jesus, having seen their faith, says to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”

UST Jesus perceived that these people believed that he could heal the man. So, he said to the man who could not move, “Young man, I forgive you for your sins!”

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

MSB When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.[fn]”

BLB And Jesus, having seen their faith, says to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."

AICNT And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins {are forgiven}.”[fn]

2:5, are forgiven: Some manuscripts read “have been forgiven you.”

OEB When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, ‘Child, your sins are forgiven.’

WEBBE Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

WMBB Yeshua, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

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

LSV and Jesus having seen their faith, says to the paralytic, “Child, your sins have been forgiven you.”

FBV When Jesus saw the trust these men had, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

TCNT When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, yoʋr sins are forgiven [fn]yoʋ.”

2:5 yoʋ ¦ — CT

T4T After Jesus perceived that the men believed that he could heal this man, he said to the paralyzed man, “My friend, I forgive your sins!”

LEB And when[fn] Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”

2:5 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal

BBE And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

Moff When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven."

Wymth Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are pardoned."

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

DRA And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

YLT and Jesus having seen their faith, saith to the paralytic, 'Child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

Drby But Jesus, seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins are forgiven [thee].

RV And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.
(And Jesus seeing their faith saith/says unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy/your sins are forgiven. )

SLT And Jesus having seen their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins have been remitted to thee.

Wbstr When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the sick with the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

KJB-1769 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
(When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy/your sins be forgiven thee/you. )

KJB-1611 When Iesus saw their faith, hee said vnto the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, thy sinnes be forgiuen thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps When Iesus sawe their fayth, he saide vnto the sicke of the paulsie: Sonne, thy synnes be forgeuen thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva Nowe when Iesus sawe their faith, he saide to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.
(Now when Yesus/Yeshua saw their faith, he said to the sick of the palsy, Son, thy/your sins are forgiven thee/you. )

Cvdl But when Iesus sawe their faith, he sayde vnto the sicke of the palsye: My sonne, thy synnes are forgeuen the.
(But when Yesus/Yeshua saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy: My son, thy/your sins are forgiven them.)

TNT When Iesus sawe their fayth he sayde to the sicke of the palsie sonne thy sinnes are forgeven the.
(When Yesus/Yeshua saw their faith he said to the sick of the palsy son thy/your sins are forgiven them. )

Wycl And whanne Jhesus hadde seyn the feith of hem, he seide to the sijk man in palesie, Sone, thi synnes ben foryouun to thee.
(And when Yhesus had seen the faith of hem, he said to the sick man in palesie, Son, thy/your sins been forgiven to thee/you.)

Luth Da aber JEsus ihren Glauben sah, sprach er zu dem Gichtbrüchigen: Mein Sohn, deine Sünden sind dir vergeben.
(So but Yesus your(pl) faith saw, spoke he to/for to_him gouty_(one): My son, your sins(n) are you/to_you(sg) forgive.)

ClVg Cum autem vidisset Jesus fidem illorum, ait paralytico: Fili, dimittuntur tibi peccata tua.[fn]
(Since however had_seen Yesus faith of_them, he_said paralytic: Son, they_are_released to_you sins your. )

2.5 Cum autem vidisset. ID. Multum valet apud Deum fides propria, ubi tantum valuit aliena: ut homo interius et exterius sanatus repente exsurgeret, aliorumque meritis sua ei relaxarentur errata. Fili. Mira humilitas, despectum ab omnibus, dissolutum totis artubus, filium vocat. Aut certe ideo, quia dimittuntur ei peccata.

2.5 Since however I_sawsset. ID. Multum valet at God faith own, where only was_able foreign: as human inside and outside healsus suddenly would_arise, and_others merits his_own to_him relaxarentur errata. Fili. Wonderful humility, despectum away to_all, dissolutum totis artubus, son he_calls. Aut certainly therefore/for_that_reason, because they_are_released to_him sins.

UGNT καὶ ἰδὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν, λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ, τέκνον, ἀφέωνται σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι.
(kai idōn ho Yaʸsous taʸn pistin autōn, legei tōi paralutikōi, teknon, afeōntai sou hai hamartiai.)

SBL-GNT ⸂καὶ ἰδὼν⸃ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ· Τέκνον, ⸂ἀφίενταί σου⸃ αἱ ⸀ἁμαρτίαι.
(⸂kai idōn⸃ ho Yaʸsous taʸn pistin autōn legei tōi paralutikōi; Teknon, ⸂afientai sou⸃ hai ⸀hamartiai.)

RP-GNT Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ, Τέκνον, ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου.
(Idōn de ho Yaʸsous taʸn pistin autōn legei tōi paralutikōi, Teknon, afeōntai soi hai hamartiai sou.)

TC-GNT [fn]Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ, Τέκνον, [fn]ἀφέωνταί [fn]σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου.
(Idōn de ho Yaʸsous taʸn pistin autōn legei tōi paralutikōi, Teknon, afeōntai soi hai hamartiai sou. )

2:5 ιδων δε ¦ και ιδων CT

2:5 αφεωνται ¦ αφιενται ECM NA SBL WH

2:5 σοι αι αμαρτιαι σου ¦ σου αι αμαρτιαι 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.

2:5a

When Jesus saw their faith,

Jesus saw how much faith they had in him,
When Jesus realized that the man and his friends truly believed that he could heal the man,

When Jesus saw their faith: This part of the verse introduces the way that Jesus responded when he saw what the men had done in 2:4. What they did showed him their faith. In some languages it may be necessary to make 2:5a more explicit. For example:

When Jesus saw what the men had done, he realized that they had faith in him

saw: In this context the word saw means “realized” or “perceived.” Jesus realized that the people had faith. In some languages it may not be natural to say that someone can “see” a person’s faith.

Here are some other ways to express the meaning:

Jesus perceived

Jesus realized

their faith: The phrase their faith probably refers to the faith of the whole group who had brought the paralytic to Jesus. It probably also includes the faith of the paralytic himself.

faith: The Greek word that the BSB translates as faith refers here to the action of believing and trusting Jesus. The men believed that Jesus would heal the paralytic. In some languages it may be more natural to translate faith as a verb. If that is true in your language, you may also need to say what they believed. For example:

Jesus realized that the paralytic and those who brought him believed that he could heal the paralytic

See believe, meaning 3, in the Glossary.

2:5b

He said to the paralytic,

so he said to the paralyzed man,
he declared to him

He said to the paralytic: This phrase introduces Jesus’ words to the paralytic in 2:5c. See the General Comment on 2:5b–c at the end of the notes on 2:5c for a suggestion about indirect speech.

2:5c

“Son, your sins are forgiven.”

“Child, your^(sing) sins are forgiven.”
“Friend, I forgive your^(sing) sins.”
that he was forgiving the wrong/evil things that the paralyzed man had done against God.

Son: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Son means “child.” In this context it is a gentle way to address the man who had come to him for help. It does not indicate that the man was a child or that he was a literal child of Jesus. In some languages it may be more natural to use a different way to express this. For example, the CEV says:

My friend (CEV)

your sins are forgiven: The verb are forgiven is passive. Jesus did not say who was forgiving the man for his sins. But the context shows that Jesus meant that he himself was forgiving the man’s sins. It is clear that the people who heard Jesus also interpreted Jesus’ statement in the same way. If this is not clear in your language, it may be necessary to use an active verb and make this explicit. For example:

I forgive your sins.

your sins: In this context the word sins refers to the paralytic’s offenses against God. Jesus used the word in a general way. He was not implying that the paralytic had offended him personally.

If this is not clear in your language, it may be necessary to make it explicit. For example:

I forgive your sins against God

See the note on sins in 1:4d.

sins: The word sins refers to offenses against God. Sins include acts, thoughts, and attitudes that are not what God wants or approves.In Greek, the verb that English versions translate as sin is also a term that is used in archery to mean “miss the target.” When a person sins, he “misses” the target, that is, he fails to reach God’s standard. A person can also offend God by not doing what God wants him to do.

It is helpful to translate sins with a general term that can include any offense against God. Here are problems to avoid:

The term should not imply that only serious crimes like murder or stealing are sins. Other offenses like gossip and greed are also sins.
The term should not include accidents or mistakes that are not against God’s will.

Here are some other ways to translate sins:

wrong acts

offenses against God

evil deeds

In some languages it may be natural to translate sins with a phrase that includes a verb. For example:

wrong things that you have done

are forgiven: In this context the verb are forgiven indicates that as Jesus spoke, he was canceling the paralytic’s sins. The man would not be punished for them. God would treat him as though he had not offended him in those ways.

Here are some other ways to translate this verb:

are taken away

are cancelled

are pardoned

Refer to the way you translated “forgiveness of sins” in 1:4d.

General Comment on 2:5b–c

In some languages it may be more natural to use indirect speech here. For example:

he/Jesus declared to the paralytic that he was forgiving the sins that he had committed

Make sure that your readers will understand to whom the pronouns refer. If there is any doubt, say explicitly “Jesus” or “the sick/paralyzed man.”

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἰδὼν & τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδών ὁ Ἰησοῦς τήν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ Τέκνον ἀφέωνται σοῦ αἱ ἁμαρτίαι)

Here Mark implies that Jesus recognized that the friends of this paralyzed man strongly believed that he could heal him. Their actions proved that. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [having recognized that they were convinced that he could heal the paralytic]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [how they trusted]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

τῷ παραλυτικῷ

˱to˲_the paralytic

See how you translated the word paralytic in [2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: [to the paralyzed person] or [to the person who could not move his limbs]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τέκνον

Here Jesus calls the paralytic Child to indicate that he cares for him. The word also implies that the paralytic was younger than Jesus. The paralytic was not actually Jesus’ son. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form of address that an older person would use to show that they care for a younger person. Alternate translation: [My friend] or [Young one]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀφέωνται σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι

˓have_been˒_forgiven (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδών ὁ Ἰησοῦς τήν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ Τέκνον ἀφέωνται σοῦ αἱ ἁμαρτίαι)

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. If you need to say who does the action, it is clear from the context that it is Jesus. Alternate translation: [I forgive your sins]

Parallel MARK 2:5

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

2:5a

2:5b

2:5c

General Comment on 2:5b–c