{"id":555,"date":"2015-01-30T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/?p=555"},"modified":"2015-01-10T22:28:57","modified_gmt":"2015-01-10T22:28:57","slug":"matthew-91-8-jesus-heals-a-paralytic-word-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/2015\/01\/matthew-91-8-jesus-heals-a-paralytic-word-study.html","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 9:1-8; Jesus Heals a Paralytic (Word Study)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus\u2019 healing of the paralytic is a dazzling physical miracle, but even more a stunning revelation and commentary on the spiritual realm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake heart, son; your sins are forgiven,\u201d Christ said as his precursor to healing. Here\u2019s a little deeper insight into what that simple sentence entailed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cTake heart\u201d (<em>thars\u00e9\u014d<\/em>)\u2014This is more than simply a \u201ccheer up!\u201d kind of statement. It connotes both a promise of good outcome and a charge to marshal one\u2019s courage in the face of imminent difficulty. It\u2019s a synonym for the Greek word, <em>tharr\u00e9\u014d<\/em>, which means to be full of hope and confidence.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSon\u201d (<em>t\u00e9knon<\/em>)\u2014<em>The Pulpit Commentary<\/em> notes that this word, \u201cas a term of address, is elsewhere in the New Testament used only where there is relationship physical\u2026or moral, especially that of a pupil and teacher\u2026It therefore implies that there is both sympathy and much common ground between the speaker [Jesus] and him whom he addresses [the paralytic].\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYour sins\u201d (<em>hamart\u00edas<\/em>)\u2014Any offense against God, which includes \u201cthe guilt, punishment, and power of sin\u201d in a person\u2019s life.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAre forgiven\u201d<em> (aph\u00ed\u0113mi)<\/em>\u2014To send away; to remove the penalty of sin; to pardon completely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/workscited.html\">Works Cited<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>[CWS, 27; CWD, 718-719, 130, 299; PC15, 359]<\/p>\n<p>\u2126\u2126\u2126<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Bible Study Nerds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-for-bible-study-nerds.html\">About: For Bible Study Nerds\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Mike Nappa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-mike-nappa.html\">About: Mike Nappa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2014 to present by\u00a0<a title=\"Nappaland Communications Inc. official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nappaland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nappaland Communications Inc<\/a>. 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