Mark 2:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 9:5 : 5 For which is the simpler, to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?
  • Luke 5:22-25 : 22 But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts? 23 Which is the simpler: to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go? 24 But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house. 25 And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 9:2-8
    7 verses
    97%

    2 And they took to him a man stretched on a bed who had no power of moving; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man who was ill, Son, take heart; you have forgiveness for your sins.

    3 And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.

    4 And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?

    5 For which is the simpler, to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?

    6 But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (then said he to the man who was ill,) Get up, and take up your bed, and go to your house.

    7 And he got up and went away to his house.

    8 But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

  • Luke 5:18-25
    8 verses
    96%

    18 And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.

    19 And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.

    20 And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.

    21 And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?

    22 But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

    23 Which is the simpler: to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?

    24 But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.

    25 And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.

  • Mark 2:10-12
    3 verses
    90%

    10 But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)

    11 I say to you, Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house.

    12 And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.

  • Mark 2:3-8
    6 verses
    86%

    3 And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving.

    4 And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.

    5 And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

    6 But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,

    7 Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

    8 And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?

  • John 5:8-12
    5 verses
    79%

    8 Jesus said to him, Get up, take your bed and go.

    9 And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.

    10 So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.

    11 He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go.

    12 Then they put to him the question: Who is the man who said to you, Take it up and go?

  • Luke 7:48-49
    2 verses
    77%

    48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.

    49 And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?

  • Luke 6:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    8 But he had knowledge of their thoughts; and he said to the man whose hand was dead, Get up and come into the middle. And he got up and came forward.

    9 And Jesus said, I put the question to you, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to take it away?

    10 And looking round on all of them, he said to him, Put out your hand. And he did so: and his hand was made well.

  • Luke 14:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

    4 But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.

  • Luke 17:19
    73%

    19 And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well.

  • Mark 3:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3 And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.

    4 And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

    5 And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.

  • Mark 3:28
    71%

    28 Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:

  • Matt 8:6
    71%

    6 Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.

  • Acts 4:9
    71%

    9 If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well,

  • John 20:23
    71%

    23 Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.

  • Matt 12:31
    71%

    31 So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.

  • Matt 12:10
    70%

    10 And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

  • Matt 12:13
    70%

    13 Then said he to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and it was made as well as the other.

  • John 5:14
    70%

    14 After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.

  • John 5:6
    70%

    6 When Jesus saw him there on the floor it was clear to him that he had been now a long time in that condition, and so he said to the man, Is it your desire to get well?

  • Mark 9:27
    70%

    27 But Jesus took him by the hand, lifting him up; and he got up.