Mark 02:01-12 - The Words Everyone Will Want to Hear

One day everyone will want to hear – “Your sins are forgiven…RISE!”

In the passage below...

The four men bringing the paralytic to Jesus are similar to the four gospels bringing people to the words of Jesus.

The opening in the roof is similar to a tomb being opened.

The paralytic is similar to those who have “fallen asleep.”

The paralytic coming into Jesus’ presence is similar to the Day of Judgment.

The paralytic’s sins being forgiven are similar to the Last Judgment.

The paralytic rising and walking is similar to the Resurrection.

Hopefully, One Day we will hear Jesus speak the same words to us that he once spoke to the paralytic - “Your sins are forgiven…RISE!”

J. Clontz – Editor of the Comprehensive New Testament

Mark 02:01-12

1 And when he entered Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was home. 2 And many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And he preached the word to them. 3 Then they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 And when they could not bring the man to him because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above him. And when they had broken through, they let down the pallet where the paralytic was lying. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, 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, when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, he said to them, “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, and take up your pallet and walk’? 10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth” – he said to the paralytic, 11 “I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home.” 12 And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

2:1 Alx[And when he entered…it was heard], Byz[And he entered…and it was heard (DRA, KJV, MRD, NKJ, REB, TEV, TLB)]; Alx[Capernaum Greek Capharnaum], Byz[Capernaum].

2:2 Alx[And many gathered], Byz[And immediately many gathered (KJV, NKJ, ~TLB)].

2:3 Alx[they came, bringing to him], Byz[they came to him, bringing (DRA, HCS, JNT, KJV, MRD, NKJ, ~NLT, ~REB, ~TLB)].

2:4 Alx[bring the man to him Greek bring to him], Byz[come near him (ASV, ESV, JNT, KJV, MRD, NAB, NAS, NAU, ~NET, NKJ, ~REB, RSV, TLB)]; Alx[the pallet where], Byz[the pallet on which (ESV, HCS, JNT, MRD, NAB, NAS, NAU, NET, NIV, NJB, NKJ, NLT, NRS, REB, RSV, TEV, TLB)].

2:5 Alx[your sins are forgiven], Byz[your sins have been forgiven you (~DRA, ~KJV, ~MRD, ~NKJ)].

2:7 Alx[Why does this man speak like this?  He is blaspheming!], Byz[Why does this man speak blasphemies like this? (KJV, NKJ)].

2:8 Alx/Byz[they reasoned thus], Minor[omits thus (JNT, ~NAB, NIV, NJB, NLT, NRS, ~REB, ~TEV, ~TLB)]; Alx[he said to them], Byz[he says to them (ASV, DRA)], Minor[he said (NAB)].

2:9 Alx[Your sins are forgiven], Byz[Your sins have been forgiven], Minor[Sins have been forgiven you (~DRA, ~KJV, ~MRD, ~NKJ, ~TLB)]; Alx/Byz[Rise, and take], Minor[Rise, take (DRA, ESV, HCS, JNT, MRD, NAB, NET, NIV, NJB, NKJ, NLT, REB, RSV, TEV, ~TLB)]; Alx/Byz[walk], Minor[go (TLB)].

2:10 Alx[to forgive sins on earth], Byz[on earth to forgive sins (ASV, DRA, ESV, HCS, JNT, KJV, MRD, NAS, NAU, NET, NIV, NKJ, NLT, NRS, REB, RSV, TEV, TLB)]; Alx/Byz[he said to the paralytic 11], Minor[11 he said to the paralytic (NAB, NJB, ~TLB)].

2:11 Alx[rise, take], Byz[rise, and take (KJV, ~TLB)].

2:12 Alx[And he rose, and immediately took], Byz[And he immediately rose, and took (DRA, HCS, KJV, MRD, NET, NKJ, NLT, TLB)]; Alx[in front of them all], Byz[in the sight of them all (DRA, NAB, NAS, NAU, NIV, NLT, REB, ~TEV, TLB)]; Alx/Byz[glorified God, saying], Minor[omits saying (TLB)].

02:01-12 Matthew 9:1-8; Luke 5:17-26; NT-Apocrypha[Acts of Peter p.130]

02:03 NT-Apocrypha[Epistula Apostolorum 5]

02:07 Psalms 103:3, 130:4; Isaiah 43:25; Tertullian[On Modesty 21]

02:08 Pseudepigrapha[Joseph and Aseneth 23:8, 26:6]; Tertullian[On Baptism 10]

02:09-11 Tertullian[On Modesty 22]

02:10 Psalms 80:17; Matthew 7:28-29n, 9:6n; Acts 26:18n; Methodius[Oration Concerning Simeon and Anna 8]

02:11 Archelaus[Disputation with Manes 40]; Clement of Alexandria[The Instructor Book I.2]

This section also includes topical notes for: Authority to Forgive Sins - Psalms 80:17; Matthew 7:28-29n; Mark 2:10; Luke 7:48-49; Acts 5:31n, 13:38, 26:18n; Colossians 2:13; 1John 1:9, 2:12; Rabbinic[Babylonian Sanhedrin 38b cf. {Exodus 23:21, 24:1}]