Matthew 9:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Isa 43:25 : 25 I, even I, am he who takes away your sins; and I will no longer keep your evil doings in mind.
  • Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
  • Matt 9:5 : 5 For which is the simpler, to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?
  • Mark 2:7 : 7 Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?
  • Mark 2:10 : 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,)
  • Luke 5:21 : 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?
  • Luke 13:11-13 : 11 And there was a woman who had had a disease for eighteen years; she was bent, and was not able to make herself straight. 12 And when Jesus saw her, he said to her, Woman, you are made free from your disease. 13 And he put his hands on her, and she was made straight, and gave praise to God.
  • John 5:21-23 : 21 In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it. 22 The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son; 23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.
  • John 10:28 : 28 And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.
  • John 17:2 : 2 Even as you gave him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him.
  • John 20:21-23 : 21 And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you. 22 And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you: 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.
  • Acts 5:31 : 31 Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.
  • Acts 7:59-60 : 59 And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit. 60 And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
  • Acts 9:34 : 34 And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ makes you well: get up and make your bed. And straight away he got up.
  • 2 Cor 2:10 : 10 But if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ;
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.
  • Eph 4:32 : 32 And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.
  • Col 3:13 : 13 Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 5:23-25
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    96%

    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 2:7-12
    6 verses
    95%

    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?

    9 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?

    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.

  • Matt 9:1-5
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    88%

    1 And he got into a boat and went across and came to his town.

    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?

  • Matt 9:7-9
    3 verses
    88%

    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.

    9 And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.

  • Mark 2:3-5
    3 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.

  • Luke 5:17-21
    5 verses
    81%

    17 And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

    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?

  • John 5:8-12
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    80%

    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
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    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?

  • Matt 8:6
    74%

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

  • Luke 17:19
    74%

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

  • Luke 6:8
    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.

  • Mark 3:28
    73%

    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:

  • Mark 9:27
    73%

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

  • Acts 9:34
    72%

    34 And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ makes you well: get up and make your bed. And straight away he got up.

  • Matt 12:31
    72%

    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 8:17
    71%

    17 So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.

  • Mark 5:19
    71%

    19 And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

  • Luke 6:10
    71%

    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.

  • Matt 6:14
    71%

    14 For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

  • Acts 13:38
    71%

    38 And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you:

  • Mark 3:15
    71%

    15 And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:

  • 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.

  • Luke 14:4
    71%

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

  • Luke 6:5
    71%

    5 And he said, The Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

  • John 5:14
    71%

    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.

  • Luke 9:2
    70%

    2 And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.