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Matthew 9:2

And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “are forgiven” (ἀφίενταί) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “have been forgiven to you” (ἀφέωνταί σοί) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdπροσέφερονprosepheronthey broughtπροσφέρω (prospherō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they brought”, an ongoing action in the pastG4374(a) I bring to, (b) characteristically: I offer (of gifts, sacrifices, etc).they broughtαὐτῷautōto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to himπαραλυτικὸνparalutikona man sick of the palsyπαραλυτικός (paralutikos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “a man sick of the palsy”, the object formG3885afflicted with paralysis.a man sick of the palsyἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onκλίνηςklinēsa bedκλίνη (klinē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “a bed”, the of-formG2825a couch, bed, portable bed or mat, a couch for reclining at meals, possibly also a bier.This verse uses “bed”.a bedβεβλημένονbeblēmenonto throwβάλλω (ballō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to throw”, a completed action with a present resultG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “throw”.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).seeingὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.τὴνtēntheὁ (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”.faithαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἶπενeipento 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).saidτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.παραλυτικῷparalutikōunto the sick of the palsyπαραλυτικός (paralutikos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “unto the sick of the palsy”, the to- or for-formG3885afflicted with paralysis.unto the sick of the palsyΘάρσειtharseibe of good cheerθαρσέω (tharseō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “be of good cheer”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2293I am of good courage, good cheer, am bold.be of good cheerτέκνονteknonchildτέκνονnoun, vocative, singular, neuter — “child”, the calling formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.ἀφίενταίaphientaibe forgivenἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “be forgiven”, an ongoing or repeated actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.be forgivenσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.αἱhaitheὁ (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.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀφέωνταίapheōntaibe forgivenἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “be forgiven”, an ongoing or repeated actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.σοίsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and lo, they were bringing to him a paralytic, laid upon a couch, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, 'Be of good courage, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.

Young’s Literal Translation

and lo, they were bringing to him a paralytic, laid upon a couch, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, 'Be of good courage, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

World English Bible

Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “ Son , cheer up ! Your sins are forgiven you .”

Darby Translation

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven.

Douay-Rheims

And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

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