Luke 5:18
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.”
ἰδού
Behold, look, see. Idou. Scripture uses this word to arrest attention before something significant. God is about to speak. Pay attention.
φέρω
carrying
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φέρω
To bring, to carry, to bear. Phero. Holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit carries the messenger so the message arrives with divine accuracy.
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κλίνη
a mat
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κλίνη
Bed, couch, mat. Klinē. Jesus healed the paralyzed and told them to take up their klinē and walk. What was a place of helplessness became proof of restoration. Rise.
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παραλύω
paralyzed,
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παραλύω
Paralyzed, enfeebled, loosened. Paralyō. Jesus healed those whose limbs had given way, restoring what was slack. Where human strength fails completely, divine power has room to work.
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ζητέω
they were seeking
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ζητέω
To seek, to look for, to desire. Zeteo. Seek first the kingdom of God. Seeking is active not passive. The kingdom does not come to those who wait passively. Seek it.
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εἰσφέρω
to bring in
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εἰσφέρω
To carry inward, bring in. Eisphérō. Jesus taught us to pray that God would not lead us into temptation, using this very word. What gets carried inward shapes what grows within. Guard the threshold.
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τίθημι
to place
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τίθημι
To put, to place, to appoint. Tithemi. Father into Your hands I commit My spirit. The final act of Jesus was an act of trust. Put everything in His hands. That is where it is safest.
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