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Matthew 9:4–5

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Matthew 9:4

4And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

Matthew 9:5

5For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 9:4

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

knowing

Perceiving, understanding, recognizing, or being acquainted with; also having knowledge or skill.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

thoughts

Ideas, judgments, purposes, plans, reflections, or anxieties of the mind.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Wherefore

Why; for what reason.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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think

To form or hold a thought; to judge, suppose, intend, consider, remember, imagine, or esteem, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hearts

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 9:5

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

easier

More easy; requiring less effort, labour, or difficulty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sins

Acts of transgression against God; offences; or, as a verb, commits sin, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

forgiven

Pardoned or released from an offence, debt, or its penalty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Arise

To rise, stand up, come forth, or begin to act.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 4

  1. Luke 6:8
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  2. Matthew 12:25
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  3. Revelation 2:23
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  4. John 16:30
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  5. Luke 11:17
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From verse 5

  1. John 5:8–14
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  2. Mark 2:9–12
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  3. Acts 3:16
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  4. Luke 5:23–25
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  5. Acts 14:8–11
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