# Matthew 9.2

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.
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> **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, <span class="rl-speech">Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.</span>**
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> 3. And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, <span class="rl-speech">Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?</span> (Matthew 9:1-4, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.
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> **2. 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.”**
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> 3. Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.” 4. Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? (Matthew 9:1-4, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
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> **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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> 3. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, <span class="rl-speech">Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?</span> (Matthew 9:1-4, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. And having gone to the boat, he passed over, and came to his own city,
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> **2. 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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> 3. And lo, certain of the scribes said within themselves, 'This one doth speak evil.' 4. And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, 'Why think ye evil in your hearts? (Matthew 9:1-4, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0863 - aphiemi](/codex/g0863-aphiemi/), via [Matthew 9.2-6](/codex/matthew-9-2-6/), [Matthew 9.2-8](/codex/matthew-9-2-8/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.