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Their faith (tēn pistin autōn). In all three Gospels.
Man (anthrōpe). Mark and Matthew have “child” or “Son” (teknon). Are forgiven (apheōntai). This Doric form of the perfect passive indicative is for the Attic apheintai. It appears also in Luk 5:23; Luk 7:47, Luk 7:48; Joh 20:23; 1Jo 2:12. Mar 2:6; Mat 9:2 have the present passive aphientai. Possibly this man’s malady was due to his sin as is sometimes true (Joh 5:14). The man had faith along with that of the four, but he was still a paralytic when Jesus forgave his sins.