“And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.”
King James Version (KJV)
2:2 And immediately many were gathered together - Hitherto continued the general impression on their hearts. Hitherto, even at Capernaum, all who heard received the word with joy.
Mr 2:2-12 Many were gathered together. For notes on the healing of this paralytic see Mt 9:2-8. Compare Lu 5:17-26. As we learn from Luke, among those gathered were Pharisees and scribes from Judea, Jerusalem, and Galilee (Lu 5:17), evidently by a preconcerted arrangement. The whole incident illustrates: (1) The Divine power of Christ. He could assert that he forgave sins without blasphemy. (2) The difference between Christ and his apostles, none of whom claimed to forgive sins (see Ac 8:22-24). (3) It affords a test for all priests who claim to forgive sin. If they possessed power to forgive sins they would have power also to relieve the body of the physical consequences of sin.
And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no roome to receiue them, no not so much as about the doore: and he preached the word vnto them.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room `for them', no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.
- Basic English Bible
and straightway many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door; and he spoke the word to them.
- Darby Bible
And forthwith many were assembled, so that there was no room to receive them, no not so much as about the door: and he preached the word to them.
- Webster's Bible
and such numbers of people came together that there was no longer room for them even round the door. He was speaking His Message to them,
- Weymouth Bible
Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.
- World English Bible
And it was herd, that he was in an hous, and many camen to gidir, so that thei miyten not be in the hous, ne at the yate. And he spak to hem the word.
- Wycliffe Bible
and immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door, and he was speaking to them the word.
- Youngs Literal Bible