King James Version

Luke 5:20

And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to him” (αὐτῷ·) before Man here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).when he sawτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πίστινpistinfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the object formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithαὐτῶνautōnunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “unto him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).ἌνθρωπεanthrōpeManἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Man”, the calling formG444a man, one of the human race.Manἀφέωνταίapheōntaiare forgivenἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “are forgiven”, a completed action with a present resultG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.are forgivenσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίαιhamartiaisinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “sin”, the subject formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτῷautōtheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “their”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he having seen their faith, said to him, 'Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he having seen their faith, said to him, 'Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

World English Bible

Seeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you .”

Darby Translation

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Douay-Rheims

Whose faith when he saw, he said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

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