Luke 5:23
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
- KJV
- Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
- WEB
- Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?
- ASV
- Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?
- DARBY
- which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
- BLB
- Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?
- ÅB
- Hva er lettest, enten å si: Dine synder er deg tilgitt, eller å si: Stå opp og gå?
- OTB
- Hva tror dere er enklere: å si: 'Dine synder er tilgitt,' eller å si: 'Stå opp og gå'?
- B1930
- Hvad er lettest, enten å si: Dine synder er dig forlatt, eller å si: Stå op og gå?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 2:9
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
Read in contextMatthew 9:5
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
Read in context