Mark 2:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, Your sins are forgiven you, or to say, Arise, take up your bed, and walk?

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  • Matt 9:5 : 5 For which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and walk?
  • Luke 5:22-25 : 22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, What do you reason in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Rise up and walk? 24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins, (he said to the paralyzed man,) I say to you, Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house. 25 And immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went to his own house, glorifying God.

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  • Matt 9:2-8
    7 verses
    97%

    2And behold, they brought to him a man sick with paralysis, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralyzed man, Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.

    3And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes.

    4And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?

    5For which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and walk?

    6But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then he said to the paralyzed man,) Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.

    7And he arose, and went to his house.

    8But when the crowds saw it, they marveled, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

  • Luke 5:18-25
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    96%

    18And behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and they sought a way to bring him in and lay him before him.

    19And when they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

    20And when he saw their faith, he said to him, Man, your sins are forgiven you.

    21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?

    22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, What do you reason in your hearts?

    23Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Rise up and walk?

    24But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins, (he said to the paralyzed man,) I say to you, Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.

    25And immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went to his own house, glorifying God.

  • Mark 2:10-12
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    90%

    10But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins—(he said to the paralyzed man)

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

    12And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw anything like this.

  • Mark 2:3-8
    6 verses
    86%

    3And they came to him, bringing one paralyzed, carried by four.

    4And when they could not come near him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed on which the paralyzed man lay.

    5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, Son, your sins are forgiven you.

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

    7Why does this man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God only?

    8And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they reasoned within themselves, he said to them, Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?

  • John 5:8-11
    4 verses
    79%

    8Jesus said to him, 'Rise, take up your bed, and walk.'

    9And immediately the man was made whole, took up his bed, and walked. And on that day was the Sabbath.

    10The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, 'It is the Sabbath day; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.'

    11He answered them, 'He who made me whole said to me,

  • Luke 7:48-49
    2 verses
    77%

    48And he said to her, Your sins are forgiven.

    49And those who sat at the meal with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that also forgives sins?

  • Luke 6:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    8But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he rose and stood forth.

    9Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the Sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

    10And looking around upon them all, he said to the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

  • Luke 14:3-4
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    73%

    3And Jesus answered, speaking to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

    4And they remained silent. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

  • Luke 17:19
    73%

    19And he said to him, Arise, go your way: your faith has made you whole.

  • Mark 3:3-5
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    3And he said to the man who had the withered hand, Stand forth.

    4And he said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill? But they remained silent.

    5And when he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

  • Mark 3:28
    71%

    28Truly, I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and blasphemies by which they may blaspheme:

  • Matt 8:6
    71%

    6And saying, Lord, my servant lies at home sick with paralysis, grievously tormented.

  • Acts 4:9
    71%

    9If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well,

  • John 20:23
    71%

    23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.

  • Matt 12:31
    71%

    31Therefore I say to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men.

  • Matt 12:10
    70%

    10And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

  • Matt 12:13
    70%

    13Then he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.

  • John 5:6
    70%

    6When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, He said to him, 'Do you want to be made whole?'

  • Mark 9:27
    70%

    27But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.