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Luke 5:23 KJV
Luke · chapter 5 · verse 23 · King James Version
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?Luke 5:23 · King James Version
Luke 5:23 in context
21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
Key words (Strong's)
- forgivenaphiēmito send away, to bid going away or depart, of a husband divorcing his wife, to send…G863 →
- easiereukoposwith easy labour, easyG2123 →
- sinshamartiaequivalent to 264, to be without a share in, to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to…G266 →
- sayeiponto speak, sayG2036 →
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