Matthew 9:5

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Whether ys it easier to saye: thy synnes be forgeue ye, or to saie: arise and walke?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τί γάρ ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν, Ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι· ἢ εἰπεῖν, Ἔγειραι, καὶ περιπάτει;

Transliteration

For what estin eukopōteron, to eipein, Apheōntai to you the hamartiai; or to eipein, Egeirai, and peripatei?

Grammar Details

• *estin*: present indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *eukopōteron*: comparative adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - easier
• *eipein*: aorist active infinitive - to say/speak
• *Apheōntai*: perfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural - have been forgiven
• *hamartiai*: nominative, feminine, plural - sins
• *Egeirai*: aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular - rise up
• *peripatei*: present active imperative, 2nd person singular - walk/walk around

Word Meanings

• *eukopōteron*: easier/less difficult
• *Apheōntai*: have been forgiven/are forgiven/are sent away
• *Egeirai*: rise up/get up/stand up
• *peripatei*: walk/walk around/go about

Referenced Verses

• John 5:8-9 : 8 Iesus sayde vnto him: Aryse, take vp thy bed, and go thy waye. 9 And immediatly the man was made whole, and toke vp his bed and wente his waye. But vpon the same daye it was the Sabbath. 10 Then sayde the Iewes vnto him that was made whole: To daye is ye Sabbath, it is not laufull for the to cary the bed. 11 He answered them: He that made me whole, sayde vnto me: Take vp thy bed, and go yi waye. 12 Then axed they him: What man is that, which sayde vnto the: Take vp thy bed, and go yi waye? 13 But he that was healed, wyst not who he was: for Iesus had gotte him self awaye, because there was moch people. 14 Afterwarde founde Iesus him in the teple, and sayde vnto him: Beholde, thou art made whole, synne no more, lest a worse thinge happen vnto the.
• Mark 2:9-9 : 9 Whether is easier to saye to the sicke of the palsye: Thy synnes are forgeue the, or to saye: aryse, take vp thy bed and walke. 10 But that ye maye knowe, that ye sonne of man hath power to forgeue synnes vpon earth, he sayde vnto the sicke of ye palsye: 11 I saye vnto the, aryse, take vp thy bed, and go home. 12 And immediatly he arose, toke his bed, and wente forth before them all: in so moch that they were all astonnied, and praysed God, and sayde: We neuer sawe soch.
• Isa 35:5-6 : 5 Then shal the eyes of the blinde be lightned, and the eares of the deaff opened. 6 Then shal the lame man leape as an herte, & the domme mas tuge shal geue thankes. In the wildernesse also there shal welles springe, and floudes of water in the deserte.
• Acts 3:16 : 16 And thorow ye faith in his name, hath he confirmed his name vpon this man, whom ye se and knowe: and faith thorow him, hath geue this man this health before youre eyes.
• Luke 5:23-25 : 23 Whether is easier to saye: Thy synnes are forgeue ye, Or to saye: Aryse, and walke? 24 But that ye maye knowe, that the sonne of ma hath power to forgeue synnes vpon earth, he sayde vnto ye sicke of the palsie: I saye vnto ye: Aryse, take vp yi bed, and go home. 25 And immediatly he rose vp before the, & toke vp the bed yt he had lyen vpo, and wete home, and praysed God.
• John 5:17-18 : 17 But Iesus answered them: My father worketh hither to, and I worke also. 18 Therfore sought the Iewes the more to slaye hi: because he brake not onely ye Sabbath, but saide also, that God was his father, and made him self equall with God.
• Acts 3:6-9 : 6 Howbeit Peter saide: Syluer and golde haue I none: but soch as I haue geue I the. In the name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth ryse vp & walke. 7 And he toke him by the righte hande and lifte him vp. Immediatly his legges & ancle bones were made stroge, 8 and he sprange, stode and walked, and entred with them in to the teple, walkynge, and leapinge and praysinge God. 9 And all the people sawe him walke and prayse God. 10 And they knewe him, yt it was he, which sat for almesse at the bewtyfull gate of the temple. And they were fylled with wondrynge, and were astonnyed at that, which had happened vnto hi. 11 But as this halt which was healed helde him to Peter and Ihon, all the people ranne vnto them in to the porche,which is called Salomos, and wondred.
• Acts 4:9-9 : 9 Yf we this daye be examyned concernynge this good dede vpon the sicke ma, by what meanes he is made whole, 10 be it knowne then vnto you and to all the people of Israel, that in ye name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, who God hath raysed vp from the deed, stodeth this man here before you whole.
• Acts 14:8-9 : 8 And amonge them of Lystra, there was a man, which sat beynge impotent of his fete, and was crepell fro his mothers wombe, and had neuer walked, 9 the same herde Paul speake. And whan he behelde him, and perceaued that he had faith to be made whole, 10 he sayde wt a loude voyce: Stonde vp righte on thy fete. And he sprange vp and walked. 11 But whan the people sawe what Paul had done, they lifte vp their voyce, and sayde in ye speache of Lycaonia: The goddes are become like vnto men, and are come downe vnto vs.
• Acts 9:34 : 34 And Peter sayde vnto him: Eneas, Iesus Christ make the whole, aryse, and make thy bedd for yi self. And he arose immediatly.