Matthew 9:6

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`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.'

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  • Isa 43:25 : 25 I -- I `am' He who is blotting out Thy transgressions for Mine own sake, And thy sins I do not remember.
  • Mic 7:18 : 18 Who `is' a God like Thee? taking away iniquity, And passing by the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance, He hath not retained for ever His anger, Because He -- He delighteth `in' kindness.
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 and Jesus saith to him, `The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may lay the head.'
  • Matt 9:5 : 5 for which is easier? to say, The sins have been forgiven to thee; or to say, Rise, and walk?
  • Mark 2:7 : 7 `Why doth this one thus speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins except one -- God?'
  • Mark 2:10 : 10 `And, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on the earth to forgive sins -- (he saith to the paralytic) --
  • Luke 5:21 : 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?'
  • Luke 13:11-13 : 11 and lo, there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bowed together, and not able to bend back at all, 12 and Jesus having seen her, did call `her' near, and said to her, `Woman, thou hast been loosed from thy infirmity;' 13 and he laid on her `his' hands, and presently she was set upright, and was glorifying God.
  • John 5:21-23 : 21 `For, as the Father doth raise the dead, and doth make alive, so also the Son doth make alive whom he willeth; 22 for neither doth the Father judge any one, but all the judgment He hath given to the Son, 23 that all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.
  • John 10:28 : 28 and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish -- to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand;
  • John 17:2 : 2 according as Thou didst give to him authority over all flesh, that -- all that Thou hast given to him -- he may give to them life age-during;
  • John 20:21-23 : 21 Jesus, therefore, said to them again, `Peace to you; according as the Father hath sent me, I also send you;' 22 and this having said, he breathed on `them', and saith to them, `Receive the Holy Spirit; 23 if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'
  • Acts 5:31 : 31 this one God, a Prince and a Saviour, hath exalted with His right hand, to give reformation to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;
  • Acts 7:59-60 : 59 and they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, `Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;' 60 and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, `Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;' and this having said, he fell asleep.
  • Acts 9:34 : 34 and Peter said to him, `Aeneas, heal thee doth Jesus the Christ; arise and spread for thyself;' and immediately he rose,
  • 2 Cor 2:10 : 10 And to whom ye forgive anything -- I also; for I also, if I have forgiven anything, to whom I have forgiven `it', because of you -- in the person of Christ -- `I forgive it,'
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, `Be ye reconciled to God;'
  • Eph 4:32 : 32 and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
  • Col 3:13 : 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you -- so also ye;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 5:23-25
    3 verses
    96%

    23which 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.'

    25And presently having risen before them, having taken up `that' on which he was lying, he went away to his house, glorifying God,

  • Mark 2:7-12
    6 verses
    95%

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

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

    9which 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) --

    11I say to thee, Rise, and take up thy couch, and go away to thy house;'

    12and he rose immediately, and having taken up the couch, he went forth before all, so that all were astonished, and do glorify God, saying -- `Never thus did we see.'

  • Matt 9:1-5
    5 verses
    88%

    1And having gone to the boat, he passed over, and came to his own city,

    2and 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.'

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

    4And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, `Why think ye evil in your hearts?

    5for which is easier? to say, The sins have been forgiven to thee; or to say, Rise, and walk?

  • Matt 9:7-9
    3 verses
    88%

    7And he, having risen, went to his house,

    8and the multitudes having seen, wondered, and glorified God, who did give such power to men.

    9And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

  • Mark 2:3-5
    3 verses
    86%

    3And they come unto him, bringing a paralytic, borne by four,

    4and not being able to come near to him because of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and, having broken `it' up, they let down the couch on which the paralytic was lying,

    5and Jesus having seen their faith, saith to the paralytic, `Child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

  • Luke 5:17-21
    5 verses
    81%

    17And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was -- to heal them.

    18And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him,

    19and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,

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

    21And 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?'

  • John 5:8-12
    5 verses
    80%

    8Jesus saith to him, `Rise, take up thy couch, and be walking;'

    9and immediately the man became whole, and he took up his couch, and was walking, and it was a sabbath on that day,

    10the Jews then said to him that hath been healed, `It is a sabbath; it is not lawful to thee to take up the couch.'

    11He answered them, `He who made me whole -- that one said to me, Take up thy couch, and be walking;'

    12they questioned him, then, `Who is the man who is saying to thee, Take up thy couch and be walking?'

  • Luke 7:48-49
    2 verses
    76%

    48And he said to her, `Thy sins have been forgiven;'

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

  • Matt 8:6
    74%

    6and saying, `Sir, my young man hath been laid in the house a paralytic, fearfully afflicted,'

  • Luke 17:19
    74%

    19and he said to him, `Having risen, be going on, thy faith hath saved thee.'

  • Luke 6:8
    74%

    8And 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.

  • Mark 3:28
    73%

    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,

  • Mark 9:27
    73%

    27but Jesus, having taken him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.

  • Acts 9:34
    72%

    34and Peter said to him, `Aeneas, heal thee doth Jesus the Christ; arise and spread for thyself;' and immediately he rose,

  • Matt 12:31
    72%

    31Because 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.

  • Matt 8:17
    71%

    17that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, `Himself took our infirmities, and the sicknesses he did bear.'

  • Mark 5:19
    71%

    19and Jesus did not suffer him, but saith to him, `Go away to thy house, unto thine own `friends', and tell them how great things the Lord did to thee, and dealt kindly with thee;

  • Luke 6:10
    71%

    10And having looked round on them all, he said to the man, `Stretch forth thy hand;' and he did so, and his hand was restored whole as the other;

  • Matt 6:14
    71%

    14`For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you -- your Father who `is' in the heavens;

  • Acts 13:38
    71%

    38`Let it therefore be known to you, men, brethren, that through this one to you is the forgiveness of sins declared,

  • Mark 3:15
    71%

    15and to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.

  • John 20:23
    71%

    23if of any ye may loose the sins, they are loosed to them; if of any ye may retain, they have been retained.'

  • Luke 14:4
    71%

    4and they were silent, and having taken hold of `him', he healed him, and let `him' go;

  • Luke 6:5
    71%

    5and he said to them, -- `The Son of Man is lord also of the sabbath.'

  • John 5:14
    71%

    14After these things, Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, `Lo, thou hast become whole; sin no more, lest something worse may happen to thee.'

  • Luke 9:2
    70%

    2and he sent them to proclaim the reign of God, and to heal the ailing.