Matthew 9:5
For which is easier: to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise up and walk?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
In Context
4And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do *ye* think evil things in your hearts?
Cross References
Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped;
Luke 5:23which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
John 5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.
Acts 3:16And, by faith in his name, his name has made this [man] strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.
Acts 9:34And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus, the Christ, heals thee: rise up, and make thy couch for thyself. And straightway he rose up.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 9:2-9
Christ Heals a Man Sick of the Palsy. 1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. 2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. 3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven… Read the whole commentary →