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Matthew 9:5 KJV
Matthew · chapter 9 · verse 5 · King James Version
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?Matthew 9:5 · King James Version
Matthew 9:5 in context
3And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
4And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
5For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
6But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7And he arose, and departed to his house.
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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 →
- Ariseegeirōto arouse, cause to rise, to arouse from sleep, to awake, to arouse from the sleep of…G1453 →
- 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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