Mark 2:9

Which is easier? – to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven’? Or to say ‘Get up, and take up your mat, and walk’?

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In The King James Version

Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

In Context

8Jesus, at once intuitively aware that they were debating with themselves in this way, said to them, “Why are you debating in your minds about this?

10But so you may know that the Son of Man has power to forgive sins on earth” – here he said to the paralyzed man –

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Cross References

Luke 5:22When Jesus became aware of the way in which they were debating, he turned to them and exclaimed, “What are you debating with yourselves?

Matthew Henry on Mark 2:2-13

The Healing of a Paralytic. 1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. 3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let… Read the whole commentary →

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