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Mark 2:4 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And not being able to bring to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was, and having dug out, they lower the mat where the paralytic was lying.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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