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Mark 2:9

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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?
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  1. Luke 5:22–25Rank 1 from verse 9
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    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.

  2. Matthew 9:5Rank 2 from verse 9
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    5For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

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Mark 2:9

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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palsy

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A historical term for paralysis: loss or serious impairment of voluntary bodily movement in the whole body or a part.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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sins

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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.

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arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

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take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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bed

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Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.

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8And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

9Whether 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?

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10But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

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