Matthew 9:2 - Easy To Read Version

² Some people brought to Jesus a man that was paralyzed (crippled). The man was lying on a mat. Jesus saw that these people had much faith. So Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Young man, you’ll be glad to hear this! Your sins are forgiven.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And behold, they brought to Him a man paralyzed and prostrated by illness, lying on a sleeping pad; and when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven and the penalty remitted.

American Standard Version (1901)

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 are forgiven.

Common English Bible

² People brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a cot. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man who was paralyzed, “Be encouraged, my child, your sins are forgiven.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Be strengthened in faith, son; your sins are forgiven you."

Matthew 9:2 Cross References

Matthew 9:22

Jesus turned and saw the woman. Jesus said, “Be happy, dear woman. You are made well because you believed.” Then the woman was healed.

James 2:18

A person might say, “You have faith, but I do things. Show me your faith! Your faith does nothing. I will show you my faith by the things I do.”

Acts 19:12

Some people carried away handkerchiefs and clothes that Paul had used. The people put these things on sick people. When they did this, the sick people were healed, and evil spirits \{from the devil\} left them.

John 21:5

Then Jesus said to the followers, “Friends, have you caught any fish?”

Matthew 8:10

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Jesus said to those people that were with him, “I tell you the truth. This man has more faith than any person I have found, even in Israel. {\cf2\super [91]}

Matthew 4:24

The news about Jesus spread all over Syria. And people brought all the sick people to Jesus. These sick people were suffering from different kinds of diseases and pain. Some people were suffering with very bad pain, some people had demons {\cf2\super [55]} inside them, some people were epileptics, {\cf2\super [56]} and some people were paralyzed (crippled). Jesus healed all these people.

Romans 5:11

And not only will we be saved, but we are also very happy now. We are happy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. It is because of Jesus that we are now God’s friends.

Acts 14:9

This man was sitting and listening to Paul speak. Paul looked at him. Paul saw that the man believed that God could heal him.

John 16:33

“I told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have trouble. But be brave! I have defeated the world!”

Matthew 8:16

That evening people brought to Jesus many people that had demons {\cf2\super [94]} inside them. Jesus spoke and the demons left the people. Jesus healed all the people that were sick.

Isaiah 44:22

Your sins were like a big cloud.\par But I wiped away those sins.\par Your sins are gone,\par like a cloud that disappeared into thin air.\par I rescued and protected you,\par so come back to me!”\par

John 2:25

Jesus did not need any person to tell him about people. Jesus knew what was in a person’s mind.

Mark 5:34

Jesus said to the woman, “Dear woman, you are made well because you believed. Go in peace. You will have no more suffering.”

Mark 1:32

That night, after the sun went down, the people brought many sick people to Jesus. They also brought people that had demons {\cf2\super [16]} inside them.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

So go and eat your food now and enjoy it. Drink your wine and be happy. It is all right with God if you do these things.

Matthew 6:12

Forgive the sins we have done,\par the same as we have forgiven the people\par that did wrong to us.\par

Matthew 14:27

But Jesus quickly spoke to them. Jesus said, “Don’t worry! It’s me! Don’t be afraid.”

Mark 6:50

All the followers saw Jesus and were very afraid. But Jesus spoke to the followers and said, “Don’t worry! It’s me! Don’t be afraid.”

Mark 10:49

Jesus stopped and said, “Tell the man to come here.”

Acts 23:11

The next night the Lord \{Jesus\} came and stood by Paul. He said, “Be brave! You have told people in Jerusalem about me. You must also go to Rome to tell people there about me!”