Mark 2:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Which is easier, to say to the paralytic,‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say,‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and walk’?

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 9:5 : 5 Which is easier, to say,‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say,‘Stand up and walk’?
  • Luke 5:22-25 : 22 When Jesus perceived their hostile thoughts, he said to them,“Why are you raising objections within yourselves? 23 Which is easier, to say,‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say,‘Stand up and walk’? 24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”– he said to the paralyzed man–“I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher and go home.” 25 Immediately he stood up before them, picked up the stretcher he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.

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  • Matt 9:2-8
    7 verses
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    2Just then some people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic,“Have courage, son! Your sins are forgiven.”

    3Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves,“This man is blaspheming!”

    4When Jesus perceived their thoughts he said,“Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?

    5Which is easier, to say,‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say,‘Stand up and walk’?

    6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”– then he said to the paralytic–“Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

    7So he stood up and went home.

    8When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

  • Luke 5:18-25
    8 verses
    96%

    18Just then some men showed up, carrying a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus.

    19But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus.

    20When Jesus saw their faith he said,“Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

    21Then the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to think to themselves,“Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

    22When Jesus perceived their hostile thoughts, he said to them,“Why are you raising objections within yourselves?

    23Which is easier, to say,‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say,‘Stand up and walk’?

    24But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”– he said to the paralyzed man–“I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher and go home.”

    25Immediately he stood up before them, picked up the stretcher he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.

  • Mark 2:10-12
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    10But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”– he said to the paralytic–

    11“I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

    12And immediately the man stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying,“We have never seen anything like this!”

  • Mark 2:3-8
    6 verses
    86%

    3Some people came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them.

    4When they were not able to bring him in because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus. Then, after tearing it out, they lowered the stretcher the paralytic was lying on.

    5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic,“Son, your sins are forgiven.”

    6Now some of the experts in the law were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds:

    7“Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

    8Now immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, he said to them,“Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?

  • John 5:8-12
    5 verses
    79%

    8Jesus said to him,“Stand up! Pick up your mat and walk.”

    9Immediately the man was healed, and he picked up his mat and started walking.(Now that day was a Sabbath.)

    10So the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed,“It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to carry your mat.”

    11But he answered them,“The man who made me well said to me,‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”

    12They asked him,“Who is the man who said to you,‘Pick up your mat and walk’?”

  • Luke 7:48-49
    2 verses
    77%

    48Then Jesus said to her,“Your sins are forgiven.”

    49But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves,“Who is this, who even forgives sins?”

  • Luke 6:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    8But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand,“Get up and stand here.” So he rose and stood there.

    9Then Jesus said to them,“I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

    10After looking around at them all, he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” The man did so, and his hand was restored.

  • Luke 14:3-4
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    3So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

    4But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

  • Luke 17:19
    73%

    19Then he said to the man,“Get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

  • Mark 3:3-5
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    3So he said to the man who had the withered hand,“Stand up among all these people.”

    4Then he said to them,“Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

    5After looking around at them in anger, grieved by the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

  • Mark 3:28
    71%

    28I tell you the truth, people will be forgiven for all sins, even all the blasphemies they utter.

  • Matt 8:6
    71%

    6“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.”

  • Acts 4:9
    71%

    9if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man– by what means this man was healed–

  • John 20:23
    71%

    23If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they are retained.”

  • Matt 12:31
    71%

    31For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

  • Matt 12:10
    70%

    10A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they could accuse him.

  • Matt 12:13
    70%

    13Then he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and it was restored, as healthy as the other.

  • John 5:14
    70%

    14After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him,“Look, you have become well. Don’t sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you.”

  • John 5:6
    70%

    6When Jesus saw him lying there and when he realized that the man had been disabled a long time already, he said to him,“Do you want to become well?”

  • Mark 9:27
    70%

    27But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.