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Matthew 9:5

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9:5Which is easier,10 to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’?

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  1. 10 Which is easier is a reflective kind of question. On the one hand to declare sins are forgiven is easier, since one does not need to see it, unlike telling a paralyzed person to walk. On the other hand, it is harder, because for it to be true one must possess the authority to forgive the sin.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

NLTNew Living Translation

Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

KJV 1900King James Version

For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?