Matthew 9:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, `Why think ye evil in your hearts?

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  • Matt 12:25 : 25 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, `Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself, doth stand,
  • Luke 6:8 : 8 And he himself had known their reasonings, and said to the man having the withered hand, `Rise, and stand in the midst;' and he having risen, stood.
  • Luke 11:17 : 17 And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, `Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house doth fall;
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 and Jesus himself was not trusting himself to them, because of his knowing all `men', 25 and because he had no need that any should testify concerning man, for he himself was knowing what was in man.
  • Luke 9:46-47 : 46 And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them? 47 and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,
  • John 6:61 : 61 And Jesus having known in himself that his disciples are murmuring about this, said to them, `Doth this stumble you?
  • John 6:64 : 64 but there are certain of you who do not believe;' for Jesus had known from the beginning who they are who are not believing, and who is he who will deliver him up,
  • John 16:19 : 19 Jesus, therefore, knew that they were wishing to ask him, and he said to them, `Concerning this do ye seek one with another, because I said, A little while, and you do not behold me, and again a little while, and ye shall see me?
  • John 16:30 : 30 now we have known that thou hast known all things, and hast no need that any one do question thee; in this we believe that from God thou didst come forth.'
  • John 21:17 : 17 He saith to him the third time, `Simon, `son' of Jonas, dost thou dearly love me?' Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, `Dost thou dearly love me?' and he said to him, `Lord, thou hast known all things; thou dost know that I dearly love thee.' Jesus saith to him, `Feed my sheep;
  • Acts 5:3-4 : 3 And Peter said, `Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place? 4 while it remained, did it not remain thine? and having been sold, in thy authority was it not? why `is' it that thou didst put in thy heart this thing? thou didst not lie to men, but to God;'
  • Acts 5:9 : 9 And Peter said unto her, `How was it agreed by you, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? lo, the feet of those who did bury thy husband `are' at the door, and they shall carry thee forth;'
  • Acts 8:20-22 : 20 And Peter said unto him, `Thy silver with thee -- may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money; 21 thou hast neither part nor lot in this thing, for thy heart is not right before God; 22 reform, therefore, from this thy wickedness, and beseech God, if then the purpose of thy heart may be forgiven thee,
  • Heb 4:12-13 : 12 for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart; 13 and there is not a created thing not manifest before Him, but all things `are' naked and open to His eyes -- with whom is our reckoning.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 and her children I will kill in death, and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins and hearts; and I will give to you -- to each -- according to your works.
  • Luke 7:40 : 40 And Jesus answering said unto him, `Simon, I have something to say to thee;' and he saith, `Teacher, say on.'
  • Ps 44:21 : 21 Doth not God search out this? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.
  • Ps 139:2 : 2 Thou -- Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.
  • Ezek 38:10 : 10 Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And it hath come to pass in that day, Come up do things on thy heart, And thou hast thought an evil thought,
  • Matt 16:7-8 : 7 and they were reasoning in themselves, saying, `Because we took no loaves.' 8 And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why reason ye in yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no loaves?
  • Mark 2:8 : 8 And immediately Jesus, having known in his spirit that they thus reason in themselves, said to them, `Why these things reason ye in your hearts?
  • Mark 8:16-17 : 16 and they were reasoning with one another, saying -- `Because we have no loaves.' 17 And Jesus having known, saith to them, `Why do ye reason, because ye have no loaves? do ye not yet perceive, nor understand, yet have ye your heart hardened?
  • Mark 12:15 : 15 And he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, `Why me do ye tempt? bring me a denary, that I may see;'
  • Luke 5:22 : 22 And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, `What reason ye in your hearts?

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  • Luke 5:20-24
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    87%

    20 and he having seen their faith, said to him, `Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

    21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, `Who is this that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?'

    22 And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, `What reason ye in your hearts?

    23 which is easier -- to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?

    24 `And that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority upon the earth to forgive sins -- (he said to the one struck with palsy) -- I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy little couch, be going on to thy house.'

  • Mark 2:5-10
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    5 and Jesus having seen their faith, saith to the paralytic, `Child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

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

    7 `Why doth this one thus speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins except one -- God?'

    8 And immediately Jesus, having known in his spirit that they thus reason in themselves, said to them, `Why these things reason ye in your hearts?

    9 which is easier, to say to the paralytic, The sins have been forgiven to thee? or to say, Rise, and take up thy couch, and walk?

    10 `And, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on the earth to forgive sins -- (he saith to the paralytic) --

  • Matt 9:2-3
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    2 and lo, they were bringing to him a paralytic, laid upon a couch, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, `Be of good courage, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

    3 And lo, certain of the scribes said within themselves, `This one doth speak evil.'

  • Matt 9:5-6
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    5 for which is easier? to say, The sins have been forgiven to thee; or to say, Rise, and walk?

    6 `But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon the earth to forgive sins -- (then saith he to the paralytic) -- having risen, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.'

  • Luke 6:7-9
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    7 and the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him, if on the sabbath he will heal, that they might find an accusation against him.

    8 And he himself had known their reasonings, and said to the man having the withered hand, `Rise, and stand in the midst;' and he having risen, stood.

    9 Then said Jesus unto them, `I will question you something: Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save or to kill?'

  • 38 And he said to them, `Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do reasonings come up in your hearts?

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    18 but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;

    19 for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

  • Mark 8:16-18
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    16 and they were reasoning with one another, saying -- `Because we have no loaves.'

    17 And Jesus having known, saith to them, `Why do ye reason, because ye have no loaves? do ye not yet perceive, nor understand, yet have ye your heart hardened?

    18 Having eyes, do ye not see? and having ears, do ye not hear? and do ye not remember?

  • Mark 7:20-21
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    20 And he said -- `That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;

    21 for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

  • 49 and those reclining with him (at meat) began to say within themselves, `Who is this, who also doth forgive sins?'

  • 4 ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges.

  • 18 And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, `Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?

  • 47 and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,

  • Mark 3:4-5
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    4 And he saith to them, `Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?' but they were silent.

    5 And having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, `Stretch forth thy hand;' and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored whole as the other;

  • 15 and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, `is' abomination before God;

  • 22 reform, therefore, from this thy wickedness, and beseech God, if then the purpose of thy heart may be forgiven thee,

  • 12 that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.'

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    33 `Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.

    34 `Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

    35 The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.

  • 45 `The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which `is' good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which `is' evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

  • 16 And he questioned the scribes, `What dispute ye with them?'

  • 23 all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'

  • 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts,

  • 27 Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.

  • 30 because they said, `He hath an unclean spirit.'

  • 2 Even in heart ye work iniquities, In the land the violence of your hands ye ponder.

  • 31 And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

  • 40 `He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they might not see with the eyes, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I might heal them;'

  • 31 Because of this I say to you, all sin and evil speaking shall be forgiven to men, but the evil speaking of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.

  • 28 `Verily I say to you, that all the sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and evil speakings with which they might speak evil,

  • 16 And Jesus said, `Are ye also yet without understanding?