KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | And |
| “when he saw” | ἰδὼν | Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know | saw |
| “their” | αὐτῶν | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | their |
| “faith,” | πίστιν | Persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself | faith |
| “he said” | εἶπεν | To speak or say (by word or writing) | said |
| “unto him,” | αὐτῷ, | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | unto him |
| “Man,” | Ἄνθρωπε | Man-faced, i.e., a human being | Man |
| “thy” | σου | Of thee, thy | thy |
| “sins” | ἁμαρτίαι | A sin (properly abstract) | sins |
| “are forgiven” | ἀφέωνταί | To send forth, in various applications (as follow) | are forgiven |
| “thee.” | σοι | To thee | thee |
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18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
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