Luke 5:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,”

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BSBPD

“Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 5:18 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 9:2Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
  2. Mark 2:3Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
  3. John 5:5One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
  4. Acts 9:33There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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