King James Version

Mark 2:4

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to bring to” (προσενέγκαι) before Him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “where” (ὅπου) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to bring near” (προσεγγίσαι) before Him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “upon which” (ἐφ᾽) before the here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notδυνάμενοιdunamenoibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.προσενέγκαιprosenenkaito come nighπροσφέρω (prospherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to come nigh”, a single actionG4374(a) I bring to, (b) characteristically: I offer (of gifts, sacrifices, etc).come nighαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himδιὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλονochlonpressὄχλος (ochlos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “press”, the object formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the pressἀπεστέγασανapestegasanthey uncoveredἀποστεγάζω (apostegazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they uncovered”, a single actionG648I unroof, take the roof off.they uncoveredτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.στέγηνstegēnroofστέγη (stegē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “roof”, the object formG4721a flat roof of a house.the roofὅπουhopouwhereὅπουadverb — “where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereἦνēnhe wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.he wasκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξορύξαντεςexoruxanteswhen they had broken it upἐξορύσσω (exorussō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they had broken it up”, a single actionG1846(a) I dig out, hence: I open up, (b) I gouge.when they had broken it upχαλῶσιchalōsithey let downχαλάω (chalaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they let down”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5465I let down, lower, slacken, loosen.This verse uses “let down”.they let downτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κράβαττονkrabattonbedκράβαττος (krabattos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “bed”, the object formG2895a bed, mattress, mat of a poor man.the bedὅπουhopouwhereinὅπουadverb — “wherein”G3699where, whither, in what place.whereinὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παραλυτικὸςparalutikossick of the palsyπαραλυτικόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “sick of the palsy”, the subject formG3885afflicted with paralysis.the sick of the palsyκατέκειτοkatekeitolayκατάκειμαι (katakeimai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “lay”, an ongoing action in the pastG2621I recline (at table); more often: I keep my bed, am lying ill (in bed).lay

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

προσεγγίσαιprosengisaito come nighπροσεγγίζω (prosengizō)verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to come nigh”, a single actionG4331ἐφ᾽ephwhereinἐπί (epi)preposition — “wherein”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and not being able to come near to him because of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and, having broken [it] up, they let down the couch on which the paralytic was lying,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and not being able to come near to him because of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and, having broken [it] up, they let down the couch on which the paralytic was lying,

World English Bible

When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.

Darby Translation

and, not being able to get near to him on account of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having dug [it] up they let down the couch on which the paralytic lay.

Douay-Rheims

And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was; and opening it, they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.

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