MARK 2:3

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.”

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Mark 2:3 Translation & Meaning

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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
they come ἔρχονται To come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) come
unto πρὸς A preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e., near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e., whither or for which it is predicated) unto
him, αὐτὸν 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 him
bringing φέροντες To "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows) bringing
one sick of the palsy, παραλυτικὸν As if dissolved, i.e., "paralytic" one sick palsy
which was borne αἰρόμενον To lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e., weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H5375) to expiate sin borne
of ὑπὸ Under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at)) of
four. τεσσάρων Four four

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  • 1  And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

  • 2  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.

  • 3  And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

  • 4  And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

  • 5  When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.




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