Luke 5:18
Some men came, carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him in and set him before Jesus.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and they sought a way to bring him in and lay him before him.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
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King James Version with Strong's Numbers
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Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And beholde me brought a man lyinge in his beed which was taken with a palsie: and sought meanes to brynge him in and to laye him before him.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And beholde, certayne men brought vpon a bed, a man yt had ye palsye, and they sought how they might brynge him in, and laye him before him.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then beholde, men brought a man lying in a bed, which was taken with a palsie, and they sought meanes to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And beholde, men brought in a bed, a man which was taken with a paulsie, and they sought meanes to bryng hym in, and to lay hym before hym.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him,
American Standard Version (1901)
And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
American Standard Version (1901)
And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.
World English Bible (2000)
Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Just then some men showed up, carrying a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus.
Referenced Verses
- Matt 9:2-8 : 2 Some people brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, 'Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.' 3 At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, 'This man is blaspheming.' 4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, 'Why do you think evil in your hearts?' 5 'Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?' 6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins—then he said to the paralyzed man—'Get up, take your mat, and go to your home.' 7 And the man stood up and went to his home. 8 When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to humans.
- Mark 2:3-9 : 3 And they came to him, bringing a paralyzed man who was being carried by four people. 4 And because they could not get near him due to the crowd, they removed the roof above where he was, and after digging through it, they lowered the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, 'Child, your sins are forgiven.' 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, reasoning in their hearts, 7 ‘Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?’ 8 And immediately, Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning within themselves in this way, said to them, 'Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?' 9 ‘Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, “Your sins are forgiven,” or to say, “Get up, take your mat, and walk”? ’ 10 ‘But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,’ he said to the paralyzed man, 11 ‘I tell you, get up, take your mat, and go home.’ 12 And immediately, the man got up, took his mat, and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, 'We have never seen anything like this.'
- John 5:5-6 : 5 Now there was a man there who had been sick for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been in that condition for a long time, He said to him, 'Do you want to be made well?'
- Acts 9:33 : 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years; he was paralyzed.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Mark 2:3-53 verses89%
3 And they came to him, bringing a paralyzed man who was being carried by four people.
4 And because they could not get near him due to the crowd, they removed the roof above where he was, and after digging through it, they lowered the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, 'Child, your sins are forgiven.'
- Luke 5:19-202 verses88%
19 When they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered the man on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
20 Seeing their faith, Jesus said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."
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2 Some people brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, 'Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.'
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17 One day, as He was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village in Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, were sitting there. The power of the Lord was with Him to heal the sick.
- Matt 15:30-312 verses77%
30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the mute, the crippled, and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.
31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
- Acts 5:15-162 verses77%
15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
16 Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
- Luke 5:24-252 verses76%
24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," He said to the paralyzed man, "I tell you, get up, take your mat, and go home."
25 Immediately he got up in front of them, took what he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.
- Mark 2:9-124 verses76%
9 ‘Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, “Your sins are forgiven,” or to say, “Get up, take your mat, and walk”? ’
10 ‘But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,’ he said to the paralyzed man,
11 ‘I tell you, get up, take your mat, and go home.’
12 And immediately, the man got up, took his mat, and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, 'We have never seen anything like this.'
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6 and said, 'Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.'
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2 There in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.
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6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins—then he said to the paralyzed man—'Get up, take your mat, and go to your home.'
- Mark 6:55-562 verses75%
55 They ran throughout that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
56 And wherever He entered—villages, towns, or countryside—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him to let them touch even the edge of His cloak. And all who touched it were healed.
- John 5:5-128 verses74%
5 Now there was a man there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been in that condition for a long time, He said to him, 'Do you want to be made well?'
7 The sick man answered Him, 'Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, someone else goes in ahead of me.'
8 Jesus said to him, 'Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.'
9 Immediately, the man was made well; he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now that day was the Sabbath.
10 So the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, 'It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.'
11 But he answered them, 'The one who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’'
12 So they asked him, 'Who is the man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?'
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33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years; he was paralyzed.
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3 In these lay a great multitude of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.
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24 News about Him spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to Him all who were sick, suffering from various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and He healed them.
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2 And a man who had been lame from birth was being carried there. Every day they would set him at the temple gate called Beautiful so that he could ask for alms from those entering the temple.
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32 And they brought to Him a deaf man who had a speech impediment, and they begged Him to lay His hand on him.
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16 I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.
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10 Looking around at all of them, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." The man did so, and his hand was restored, as sound as the other.
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35 When the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word throughout the entire surrounding region and brought to Him all who were sick.
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10 And a man with a withered hand was there. They asked Jesus, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?' so that they might accuse Him.
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15 But the news about Him spread even more, and large crowds came together to hear Him and to be healed of their illnesses.
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8 In Lystra, there was a man who could not use his feet; he was lame from birth and had never walked.
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22 They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.
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40 When the sun was setting, people brought to Him all who had various diseases. Laying His hands on each of them, He healed them.
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9 'If we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a sick man—how this man was healed—'
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14 The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
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1 Then Jesus entered the synagogue again, and there was a man there with a withered hand.
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13 They brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees.
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22 For the man on whom this miraculous sign of healing was performed was over forty years old.
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32 That evening, after the sun had set, people were bringing to Jesus all who were sick or possessed by demons.
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4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away.