Matthew 9:5

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Whether ys esyer to saye thy synnes be forgeven ye or to saye: 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 And Iesus sayde vnto him: ryse take vp thy beed and walke. 9 And immediatly the man was made whole and toke vp his beed and went. And the same daye was the Saboth daye. 10 The Iewes therfore sayde vnto him that was made whole. It is ye Saboth daye it is not laufull for the to cary thy beed. 11 He answered them: he that made me whole sayde vnto me: take vp thy beed and get the hence. 12 Then axed they him: what man is that which sayde vnto the take vp thy beed and walke. 13 And he yt was healed wist not who it was. For Iesus had gotte him selfe awaye be cause yt ther was preace of people in ye place. 14 And after that Iesus founde him in the teple and sayd vnto him: beholde thou arte made whole synne no moore lest a worsse thinge happe vnto the.
• Mark 2:9-9 : 9 Whether is it easyer to saye to ye sicke of ye palsie thy synnes are forgeven the or to saye aryse take vp thy beed and walke? 10 That ye maye knowe yt the sonne of man hath power in erth to forgeve synnes he spake vnto ye sicke of the palsie: 11 I saye vnto ye aryse and take vp thy beed and get ye hense into thyne awne housse. 12 And by and by he arose toke vp the beed and went forth before them all: in so moche that they were all amased and glorified God sayinge: we never sawe it on this fassion.
• Luke 5:23-25 : 23 Whether is easyar to saye thy synnes are forgeve the or to saye: rise and walke? 24 But that ye maye knowe that the sonne of ma hath power to forgeve synnes on erth he sayde vnto ye sicke of the palsie: I saye to the aryse take vp thy beed and go home to thy housse. 25 And immediatly he rose vp before them and toke vp his beed where on he laye and departed to his awne housse praysinge God.
• Acts 3:16 : 16 And his name thorow the fayth of his name hath made this man sound whom ye se and knowe. And the fayth which is by him hath geven to him this health in the presence of you all.
• Acts 4:9-9 : 9 yf we this daye are examined of the good dede done to the sycke man by what meanes he is made whoale: 10 be yt knowen vnto you all and to the people of Israel that in the name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth whom ye crucified and whom God raysed agayne from deeth: even by him doth this man stonde here present before you whoale.
• Acts 14:8-9 : 8 And ther sate a certayne man at Listra weake in his fete beinge creple from his mothers wombe and never walkyd. 9 The same hearde Paul preache. Which behelde him and perceaved that he had fayth to be whole 10 and sayd with a loude voyce: stond vp right on thy fete. And he stert vp and walked. 11 And when the people sawe what Paul had done they lifte vp their voyces sayinge in the speache of Lycaonia: Goddes are come doune to vs in the lyknes of men.
• John 5:17-18 : 17 And Iesus answered them: my father worketh hidder to and I worke. 18 Therfore the Iewes sought the moare to kill him not only because he had broken the Saboth: but sayde also that God was his father and made him selfe equall with God.
• Acts 3:6-9 : 6 Then sayd Peter: Silver and golde have I none suche as I have geve I the. In the name of Iesu Christ of Nazareth ryse vp and walke. 7 And he toke him by the right honde and lifte him vp. And immediatly his fete and ancle bones receaved strenght. 8 And he sprage stode and also walked and entred with them into the temple walkinge and leapinge and laudynge God. 9 And all the people sawe him walke and laude God. 10 And they knewe him that it was he which sate and begged at the beutifull gate of the temple. And they wondred and were sore astonnyed at that which had happened vnto him. 11 And as ye halt which was healed helde Peter and Iohn all the people ranne amased vnto them in Salomons porche.
• Acts 9:34 : 34 Then sayde Peter vnto hym: Eneas Iesus Christ make ye whole. Aryse and make thy beed. And he arose immedyatly.