Mark 2:9
7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
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?
10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
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 to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
- KJV
- 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?
- WEB
- Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk’?
- ASV
- Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
- DARBY
- Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, [Thy] sins are forgiven [thee]; or to say, Arise, and take up thy couch and walk?
- BLB
- Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your mat, and walk’?
- ÅB
- Hva er lettest, enten å si til den verkbrudne: Dine synder er deg tilgitt, eller å si: Stå opp og ta din seng og gå?
- OTB
- Hva tror dere er enklere: å si til denne lamme mannen: 'Dine synder er tilgitt,' eller å si: 'Stå opp, ta matten din og gå'?
- B1930
- Hvad er lettest, enten å si til den verkbrudne: Dine synder er dig forlatt, eller å si: Stå op og ta din seng og gå?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 5:22–25
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
Read in contextMatthew 9:5
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
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