Mark 2:9
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?
Whether is it easier to say to the sicke of the palsie, Thy sinnes be forgiuen thee: or to say, Arise, and take vp thy bed and walke?
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- Luke 5:22–25Rank 1 from verse 9
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.
22But when Iesus perceiued their thoughts, he answering, saide vnto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23Whether is easier to say, Thy sinnes be forgiuen thee: or to say, Rise vp and walke?
24But that ye may know that the Sonne of man hath power vpon earth to forgiue sinnes (he said vnto the sicke of the palsie,) I say vnto thee, Arise, and take vp thy couch, and go into thine house.
25And immediatly he rose vp before them, and tooke vp that whereon hee lay, and departed to his owne house, glorifying God.
- Matthew 9:5Rank 2 from verse 9
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Mark 2:9
Sense 1: Which of two. Sense 2: Introducing alternatives or uncertainty.
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More easy; requiring less effort, labour, or difficulty.
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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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1. Bodily ill. 2. Distressed, grieved, or weary.
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A historical term for paralysis: loss or serious impairment of voluntary bodily movement in the whole body or a part.
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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.
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Pardoned or released from an offence, debt, or its penalty.
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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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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
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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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2:1AND again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
2:1¶ And againe *hee entred into Capernaum after some dayes, and it was noysed that he was in the house.
2:2And 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.
2:2And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no roome to receiue them, no not so much as about the doore: and he preached the word vnto them.
2:3And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
2:3And they come vnto him, bringing one sicke of the palsie, which was borne of foure.
2:4And 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 down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
2:4And when they could not come nigh vnto him for preasse, they vncouered the roofe where he was: and when they had broken it vp, they let downe the bed wherin the sick of the palsie lay.
2:5When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
2:5When Iesus saw their faith, hee said vnto the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, thy sinnes be forgiuen thee.
2:6But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
2:6But there were certaine of the Scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
2:7Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
2:7Why doeth this man thus speake blasphemies? *Who can forgiue sinnes but God onely?
2:8And 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?
2:8And immediatly, when Iesus perceiued in his Spirit, that they so reasoned within themselues, he said vnto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
2:9Whether 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?
2:9Whether is it easier to say to the sicke of the palsie, Thy sinnes be forgiuen thee: or to say, Arise, and take vp thy bed and walke?
Selected passage2:10But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
2:10But that yee may know that the Sonne of man hath power on earth to forgiue sinnes, (Hee saith to the sicke of the palsie,)
2:11I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
2:11I say vnto thee, Arise, & take vp thy bed, & goe thy way into thine house.
2:12And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
2:12And immediatly he arose, tooke vp the bed, and went foorth before them all, insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, Wee neuer saw it on this fashion.